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A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds.

For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter.

A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants).

A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, translation, etc.

or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, sometimes known as a lexicon.

It is a lexicographical product which shows inter-relationships among the data.

A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy.

The word comes from Ancient Greek sýn ("with") and ónoma ("name").

An example of synonyms are the words begin, start, commence, and initiate.

Words can be synonymous when meant in certain senses, even if they are not synonymous in all of their senses.

For example, if one talks about a long time or an extended time, long and extended are synonymous within that context.

Synonyms with exact meaning share a seme or denotational sememe, whereas those with inexactly similar meanings share a broader denotational or connotational sememe and thus overlap within a semantic field.

Some academics call the former type cognitive synonyms to distinguish them from the latter type, which they call near-synonyms.

Pronunciation is the way a word or a language is spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word.

If one is said to have "correct pronunciation", then it refers to both within a particular dialect.

A reference work is a book or periodical (or its electronic equivalent) to which one can refer for information.

The information is intended to be found quickly when needed.

Reference works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read beginning to end.

The writing style used in these works is informative; the authors avoid use of the first person, and emphasize facts.

Many reference works are compiled by a team of contributors whose work is coordinated by one or more editors rather than by an individual author.

Indices are commonly provided in many types of reference work.

Updated editions are usually published as needed, in some cases annually (e.g. Whitaker's Almanack, Who's Who).

Reference works include dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, almanacs, bibliographies, and catalogs (e.g. catalogs of libraries, museums or the works of individual artists).