A reference book that gives definitions of general words as well as how to spell, divide, and pronounce words is ____. 

A. a dictionary
B. a medical dictionary
C. the Physician's Desk Reference
D. an English grammar manual
E. a thesaurus


A. a dictionary
A dictionary tells you how to spell, divide, and pronounce a word and what part of speech it is.

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