dictionary


Definition: Meaning of, dictionary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)ri /

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dictionary dictionaries
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  1. a book that gives a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings in the same language, or another language
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  2. a book that explains the words and phrases used in a particular subject
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  • Dictionary of National Biography, The
    1. a book produced in the UK which contains short accounts of the lives of important people in British history and society, arranged in alphabetical order
  • Oxford English Dictionary (noun)
    1. an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
  • Oxford English Dictionary, the
    1. a very large dictionary of English, started in the 1880s, which is famous for its completeness and for its explanations of the origins of words and their history. It is available either as a book in several large VOLUME s, or as a CD-ROM .
  • bilingual dictionary (noun)
    1. a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
  • collegiate dictionary (noun)
    1. an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
  • desk dictionary (noun)
    1. an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
  • dictionary attack (noun)
    1. or other authentication code computing a technique for determining a password by searching through likely possibilities
  • dictionary definition (noun)
    1. a definition that reports the standard uses of a word, phrase or symbol
  • dictionary entry (noun)
    1. the entry in a dictionary of information about a word
  • electronic dictionary (noun)
    1. a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically
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