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dictionary

English

Alternative forms

  • dictionnary (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dicti?n?rium, from Latin dicti?n?rius, from dicti? (speaking), from dictus, perfect past participle of d?c? (speak) + -?rium (room, place).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?k??n??i/, /?d?k??n?i/, /?d?k?n??i/
  • (General American, Canada) enPR: d?k'sh?-n?r-?, IPA(key): /?d?k???n??i/
  • Hyphenation: dic?tion?ary
  • Rhymes: -?k??n???i

Noun

dictionary (plural dictionaries)

  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.
    Synonyms: wordbook; see also Thesaurus:dictionary
  2. (preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.
  3. (by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.
  4. (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.
    Hyponym: hash table

Derived terms

Related terms

  • diction

Translations

See also

  • encyclopedia
  • lexicon
  • thesaurus
  • vocabulary
  • wordlist

Verb

dictionary (third-person singular simple present dictionaries, present participle dictionarying, simple past and past participle dictionaried)

  1. (transitive) To look up in a dictionary.
  2. (transitive) To add to a dictionary.
  3. (intransitive, rare) To compile a dictionary.

Further reading

  • dictionary at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • indicatory

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glossary

There is a Glossary of terms used in Wiktionary. See also Wiktionary's Category:Glossaries by language

English

Etymology

From Middle English glosarie, from Latin gloss?rium, from Ancient Greek ?????? (glôssa, tongue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??l?s??i/

Noun

glossary (plural glossaries)

  1. A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.

Synonyms

  • clavis
  • idioticon
  • vocabulary

Coordinate terms

  • terminology

Derived terms

  • bilingual glossary

Related terms

  • gloss

Translations

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