Dictionary Definition
dĭkshə-nĕrē
dictionaries
noun
dictionaries
A reference work consisting of alphabetically listed words in a language, with definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, and other information; lexicon.
Webster's New World
A reference work consisting of alphabetically listed words in a language with their equivalents in another language.
A Spanish-English dictionary.
Webster's New World
Any alphabetically arranged list of words or articles relating to a special subject.
A medical dictionary.
Webster's New World
A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
American Heritage
verb
To look up in a dictionary.
Wiktionary
To add to a dictionary.
Wiktionary
(intransitive) To appear in a dictionary.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Dictionary
Noun
Singular:
dictionary
Plural:
dictionariesOrigin of Dictionary
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Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictionarius, from dictio (“speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“speak”) + -arium (“room, place”).
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin dictiōnārium from Latin dictiō dictiōn- diction diction
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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