look-and-say

look-and-say
lookˈ-and-sayˈ adjective
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Main Entry:look

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n. [as adj.] denoting a method of teaching reading based on the visual recognition of words rather than by the association of sounds and letters. Compare with phonic

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ˌlook-and-ˈsay 7 [look-and-say] noun uncountable
a method of teaching people to read based on the recognition of whole words, rather than on the association of letters with sounds

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