Enter the name of the term. Nouns enter in their singular, non-possessive form. Verbs enter in their base form.

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Enter all nouns as singular (check irregular nouns) Enter verbs in their base form
Remove all apostrophes from the last word in a term or phrase. If a possessive is not applied to the last word in a term, it is acceptable. Remove any conjugations (check irregular verbs)
Enter the term or phrase in lower case unless it is a proper noun Enter the term or phrase in lower case
nclude a dash for all terms with “non” in them unless specified in the Oxford English Dictionary