Thread: Does anybody know of a dictionary that doesn't do this?
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Old 12-29-2020, 03:48 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by raghiid View Post
It actually just occurred to me that I can get dictionaries from sources other than amazon and they work great! I got merriam websters and collins and sure enough, they define the stem word directly. I guess it's a shortcoming of oxford's.

It is curious that the definition on the shorter Oxford is so brief. The definition in the OED is more complete and still very short. The definition the Shorter Oxford gives of "decrepit" is fine. Odd.
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