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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydic·tio·nary \ˈdik-shə-ˌner-ē, -ˌne-rē\ noun (plural -nar·ies) ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word, from Latin, speaking DATE 15261. a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses2. a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications3. a reference book giving for words of one language equivalents in another4. a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)English Etymologydictionary 1520s, from M.L. dictionarium "collection of words and phrases," from L. dictionarius "of words," from dictio "word." Probably first Eng. use in title of a book was in Sir Thomas Elyot's "Latin Dictionary" (1538) though L. Dictionarius was so used from early 13c.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ dictionarydic·tion·ary / 5dikFEnri; NAmE -neri / noun(pl. -ies)1. a book that gives a list of the words of a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean, or gives a word for them in a foreign language 词典；字典；辞书: a Spanish-English dictionary 西班牙语 — 英语词典 2. a book that explains the words that are used in a particular subject 专业术语大全；专业词典: a dictionary of mathematics 数学词典 3. a list of words in electronic form, for example stored in a computer's spellchecker 电子词典Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishdictionary noun ADJ. comprehensive, good | electronic, online | picture | pocket | English, French, etc. | English/French, French/English, etc. | bilingual, monolingual | learner's, native-speaker | standard | specialist, technical | collocation, etymological, historical, pronunciation | biographical, encyclopedic, medical I decided to consult a medical dictionary. VERB + DICTIONARY consult, look sth up in, use If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary. teaching children how to use dictionaries | compile, write | edit | publish DICTIONARY + NOUN definition, entry PREP. in a/the ~ I couldn't find the word in the dictionary. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: TERMINOLOGY, cant, jargon, language, lexicon, palaver, vocabularyWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: rhyming dictionary , or dictionary catalog , or dictionary definitiondic·tio·naryI. \ˈdikshəˌnerē, -ri\ noun(-es)Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word + Latin -arium -ary1. : a reference book containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses < a general dictionary of the English language > < a monolingual dictionary >— compare vocabulary entry2. a. : a reference book listing terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications < a law dictionary > < a dictionary of sports > broadly : an encyclopedic listing < a dictionary of dates > b. : a reference book giving for words of one language equivalents in another < an English-French dictionary > < a bilingual dictionary > c. : a reference book listing terms as commonly spelled together with their equivalents in some specialized system (as of orthography or symbols) < a dictionary of shorthand > < a pronouncing dictionary >3. a. : a general comprehensive list, collection, or repository < a dictionary of biography > < a usage dictionary > b. : vocabulary in use (as in a special field) : terminology < the dictionary of literary criticism > c. : a vocabulary of accepted terms < in the dictionary of the French Academy > d. : a vocabulary of the written words used by one author < systematic dictionaries of individual authors — Hillis Miller > e. : lexicon 4II. noun: a list (as of data items or words) stored in a computer for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)

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