dictionary : [d'ɪkʃən
, ɛri]
Dictionary \
Dic "
tion *
a *
ry \,
n .;
pl . {
Dictionaries }. [
Cf .
F .
dictionnaire .
See {
Diction }.]
1 .
A book containing the words of a language ,
arranged alphabetically ,
with explanations of their meanings ;
a lexicon ;
a vocabulary ;
a wordbook .
[
1913 Webster ]
I applied myself to the perusal of our writers ;
and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase ,
accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary . --
Johnson .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence ,
a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge ,
arranged alphabetically ;
as ,
a dictionary of medicine or of botany ;
a biographical dictionary .
[
1913 Webster ]
dictionary n 1 :
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them [
synonym : {
dictionary }, {
lexicon }]
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dictionary ":
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