dictionary
[ˈdɪkʃənərɪ,-ʃənrɪ]
n
a reference resource, in printed or electronic form, that consists of an alphabetical list of words with their meanings and parts of speech, and often a guide to accepted pronunciation and syllabification, irregular inflections of words, derived words of different parts of speech, and etymologies.a similar reference work giving equivalent words in two or more languages. Such dictionaries often consist of two or more parts, in each of which the alphabetical list is given in a different language.(as modifier).See glossary .See lexicon .See thesaurus
a reference publication listing words or terms of a particular subject or activity, giving information about their meanings and other attributes
a dictionary of gardening
a collection of information or examples with the entries alphabetically arranged
a dictionary of quotations
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