Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
- noun A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in one language with their translations in another language.
- noun A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in a particular category or subject with specialized information about them.
- noun A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book containing either all or the principal words of a language, or words of one or more specified classes, arranged in a stated order, usually alphabetical, with definitions or explanations of their meanings and other information concerning them, expressed either in the same or in another language; a word-book; a lexicon; a vocabulary: as, an English dictionary; a Greek and Latin dictionary; a French-English or an English-French dictionary.
- noun Synonyms Glossary, Lexicon, etc. See
vocabulary . - Pertaining to or contained in a dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.
- noun Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
reference work with a list ofwords from one or more languages, normally orderedalphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations, and other data. - noun computing An
associative array , a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary. - verb transitive To look up in a dictionary
- verb transitive To add to a dictionary
- verb intransitive To appear in a dictionary
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Creating a new dictionaryThe newly completed dictionary is a research tool that will help advance those studies because - as Gil Stein points out - it goes well beyond what the word dictionary might imply.
Dictionary of Akkadian Language Links Modern Civilization with Ancient Origins 2011
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Creating a new dictionaryThe newly completed dictionary is a research tool that will help advance those studies because - as Gil Stein points out - it goes well beyond what the word dictionary might imply.
Dictionary of Akkadian Language Links Modern Civilization with Ancient Origins 2011
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Creating a new dictionaryThe newly completed dictionary is a research tool that will help advance those studies because - as Gil Stein points out - it goes well beyond what the word dictionary might imply.
Dictionary of Akkadian Language Links Modern Civilization with Ancient Origins 2011
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Creating a new dictionaryThe newly completed dictionary is a research tool that will help advance those studies because - as Gil Stein points out - it goes well beyond what the word dictionary might imply.
Dictionary of Akkadian Language Links Modern Civilization with Ancient Origins 2011
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Creating a new dictionaryThe newly completed dictionary is a research tool that will help advance those studies because - as Gil Stein points out - it goes well beyond what the word dictionary might imply.
Dictionary of Akkadian Language Links Modern Civilization with Ancient Origins 2011
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Creating a new dictionaryThe newly completed dictionary is a research tool that will help advance those studies because - as Gil Stein points out - it goes well beyond what the word dictionary might imply.
Dictionary of Akkadian Language Links Modern Civilization with Ancient Origins 2011
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I noticed that Lach, in the dictionary translates as to be counted.
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The idea of a Slang dictionary is in many ways counterintuitive - or, one might say, a bit bonkers.
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The term dictionary entry includes all vocabulary entries as well as all boldface entries in the separate sections of the back matter headed
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This dictionary is awful to the point of worthlessness.
Arabic Practical Dictionary: Arabic-English English-Arabic « Books « Literacy News 2009
inkhorn commented on the word dictionary
Fun Fact about English:
There are somewhere between 450,000 and 600,000 unique words in the various English dictionaries (OED, MW).
December 20, 2006
inkhorn commented on the word dictionary
Another fun fact:
Modern English is rooted almost equally in Latin, French and Germanic. The percentages, provided by Oxford Dictionaries, are below:
Latin, including modern scientific and technical Latin: 28.24%
French, including Old French and early Anglo-French: 28.3%
Old and Middle English, Old Norse, and Dutch: 25%
Greek: 5.32%
No etymology given: 4.03%
Derived from proper names: 3.28%
All other languages contributed less than 1%
December 20, 2006
uselessness commented on the word dictionary
Derren Brown memorized the dictionary.
January 22, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word dictionary
Ho. Lee. Cow.
January 22, 2008
cricket commented on the word dictionary
I like looking up "dictionary" in dictionaries and seeing how the definitions of themselves vary
February 26, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word dictionary
The Onion Historical Archives has an article about this.
October 7, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word dictionary
dictionary.com now has *free* auditory pronunciation. I'm not too dismayed to learn that I've been mispronouncing the s-word.
October 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dictionary
Like Wordie, but with photos. :-)
February 26, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word dictionary
Oh, wow!
February 26, 2009
tbtabby commented on the word dictionary
I never understood why a dictionary is considered good for learning the correct way to spell a word. If I don't know how the word is spelled, how can I look it up in the dictionary?
February 27, 2009
rolig commented on the word dictionary
TBT, you would probably have some idea about how the word is spelled, wouldn't you? Often the problematic part of the word comes in the middle or the end (e.g. -able or -ible, -ant or -ent), so you know enough to look the word up and discover the correct spelling. If the word starts in a quirky way, like the name of our friend pterodactyl, then you might indeed be stumped, but after a while you may even start recognizing some of these deceptive spellings, and know that if the word isn't spelled one way then it is probably spelled another way. Most people, I suspect, use dictionaries to confirm or correct spellings they think they know.
February 27, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word dictionary
Website idea: ditchonary.net?
February 27, 2009
sionnach commented on the word dictionary
Mnthkeis Tatbbby was bnieg ftoiuaces (ro otssnettulaioy spiutd). Tugohh I msut csnoefs to hinvag gaert dfulticfeis tirnyg to fnid the Dierow Wrdoie Roidew Drowie Weirdo Oridew Edwiro Owired Iwdero stie ervey mite I loogn.
February 27, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word dictionary
siulahior!
February 27, 2009
rolig commented on the word dictionary
Very funny, Fox. Maybe s/he was being facetious, but I suspect the latter.
February 27, 2009
bilby commented on the word dictionary
Some online dictionaries offer wildcard searches. So if you think mellifluous is spelled a certain way you can type in mal* and see what happens. The results show maliciousness then malign so it's clear it doesn't start with mal-. Then you'd try mel* (as it's the only other vowel that sounds about right) and you'd be on your way.
February 27, 2009
sionnach commented on the word dictionary
I've always admired bilby's mollifluous maunderings.
February 27, 2009
myth commented on the word dictionary
Oooh! Bonus points for using the word maunderings. I like finding examples of words that you won't find in thesauruses even though their synonyms are listed.
February 27, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word dictionary
My favorite online dictionary, OneLook, offers not only wildcards but also a "search by meaning" tool (the colon). For example, if you wanted to find words that start with M and mean "smooth", you could go to OneLook and type in "m*:smooth". It's useful not only for finding spellings but also for finding words you don't know.
I first discovered OneLook by way of Wordie, so let me just pause and say a hearty "Thanks, John!".
February 27, 2009
reesetee commented on the word dictionary
Ditto, ptero. I now use OneLook more than any of the other online dictionaries.
February 27, 2009
bilby commented on the word dictionary
Thanks pterodactyl, I wasn't aware of the tool you mentioned. I'm keen to check it out ... there goes the weekend!
February 27, 2009
dontcry commented on the word dictionary
And I was just going to do a quick wordie check and start cleaning my house.... Hmmmmm. Where to begin? I think I'll start with l*:slacker.
BTW: Look at the word of the day today on OneLook!
February 28, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word dictionary
A fine usage right here.
September 2, 2009
grant_barrett commented on the word dictionary
This word was chosen as Wordnik word of the day.
November 11, 2009
sniggas666 commented on the word dictionary
Lexicography is a science of making dictionaries.
November 15, 2009
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