Timeline for Do dictionaries use polysemes in definitions without sufficiently explaining which sense/s is/are involved?
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| Jan 1, 2016 at 18:59 | comment | added | Dan | @MarkHubbard - the OP is not especially interested in the meaning and use of 'wax'. The focus, as I have understood it, is on how dictionary definitions communicate meaning (especially to someone for whom the meaning of all English words is not clear). | |
| Jan 1, 2016 at 11:20 | comment | added | ruakh | +1. In other words, this definition is trying to help you understand occurrences you might encounter, but apparently not to help you write new sentences with this word. | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 16:15 | comment | added | Mark Hubbard | If you consider it appropriate to do so, would you (or @Mitch) consider adding a sentence or two to your answer(s) that includes "wax and wane"? It might help provide a fuller understanding of this use of "wax" for the OP. | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 11:50 | history | answered | Dan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |