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dictionary
  1. A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meaning, and sometimes containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, translations, and other data.
  2. By extension, any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.
  3. (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.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. lexicon, wordbook, glossary, vocabulary, onomasticon, concordance, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, lexis, phraseology, sourcebook, synonymicon, thesaurus, vocabulary list, idiolect, reference book, wordfinder, word-hoard, wordlist, word list, word-stock, dict, English language, reference, terminology, phrase book, bilingual dictionary, language, onomastics, monolingual dictionary, foreign language dictionary, source, foreign-language dictionary, appendix, clavis, idioticon, almanac, directory, writing, repository, synonymy, storehouse, treasury, atlas, word index, archive, cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, how-to book, source book … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “According to the dictionary, abaft can be used adverbially or prepositionally.”
dictionarian
  1. (rare) A compiler of dictionaries.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dictionarist, lexicographist, lexicographer, philologist, wordsmith, polyglot, linguist, phonologist, compiler, editor, author, glossarist, etymologist, lexicologist, phonetician, definer, philologer, glottologist, glossographer, dictionary editor, phoneticist, philologian, glossologist, dictionary maker, vocabulist, glossarian, grammatist, rhetorician, linguistician, grammarian … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The renowned dictionarian meticulously analyzes lexicons from various languages to compile comprehensive dictionaries with precise definitions and accurate translations.”
dictionarist
  1. (rare) a person who creates dictionaries
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lexicographist, dictionarian, lexicographer, philologist, wordsmith, polyglot, linguist, phonologist, compiler, editor, author, glossarist, etymologist, lexicologist, phonetician, definer, philologer, glottologist, glossographer, dictionary editor, phoneticist, philologian, glossologist, dictionary maker, vocabulist, glossarian, grammatist, rhetorician, linguistician, grammarian … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Josephine aspired to become a dictionarist, aiming to contribute to the world of lexicography by creating comprehensive dictionaries for different languages.”
dictionarists
  1. plural of dictionarist
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lexicographists, dictionarians, lexicographers, philologians, linguists, lexicologists, phoneticians, definers, wordsmiths, compilers, glossographers, glottologists, philologists, glossologists, polyglots, phoneticists, vocabulists, philologers, glossarists, etymologists, editors, phonologists, authors, grammatists, rhetoricians, linguisticians, grammarians … more
dictionarians
  1. plural of dictionarian
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dictionarists, lexicographists, lexicographers, philologians, linguists, lexicologists, phoneticians, definers, wordsmiths, compilers, glossographers, glottologists, philologists, glossologists, polyglots, phoneticists, vocabulists, philologers, glossarists, etymologists, editors, phonologists, authors, grammatists, rhetoricians, linguisticians, grammarians … more
dictionaries
  1. plural of dictionary
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lexica, wordbooks, glossaries, vocabulary, onomasticons, concordance, encyclopaedias, encyclopedias, lexises, phraseology, sourcebooks, synonymicons, thesauri, idiolects, reference books, word-hoards, wordlists, word lists, word-stock, reference, terminology, phrase books … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The publication of French dictionaries and lexicons by Enlightenment scholars further eroded regionalisms.”
      “The dictionaries don't agree on whether Tex-Mex means Americanized Mexican food in general or specifically the kind from Texas.”
      “It is the kind used in pronouncing dictionaries, and is referred to informally as broad transcription.”
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