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Definition of dictionary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dictionary noun   /ˈdɪkʃənri/  /ˈdɪkʃəneri/(plural dictionaries) jump to other results
  1.   a book or electronic resource 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
    • a Spanish-English dictionary
    • a slang dictionary
    • a dictionary of slang
    • in a dictionary If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
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    • alphabetical
    • definition
    • dictionary
    • entry
    • example
    • headword
    • meaning
    • part of speech
    • pronunciation
    • register
    Extra Examples
    • I couldn't find the word in the dictionary.
    • You need a dictionary to understand what he's saying half the time.
    • a way of teaching children how to use dictionaries
    Topics Educationa1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • comprehensive
    • unabridged
    verb + dictionary
    • check
    • consult
    • look something up in
    dictionary + noun
    • definition
    • entry
    preposition
    • in a/​the dictionary
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  2. a book that explains the words that are used in a particular subject
    • a dictionary of mathematics
    • I decided to consult a medical dictionary.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • comprehensive
    • unabridged
    verb + dictionary
    • check
    • consult
    • look something up in
    dictionary + noun
    • definition
    • entry
    preposition
    • in a/​the dictionary
    See full entry
  3. a list of words in electronic form, for example stored in a computer’s spellcheckerOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • comprehensive
    • unabridged
    verb + dictionary
    • check
    • consult
    • look something up in
    dictionary + noun
    • definition
    • entry
    preposition
    • in a/​the dictionary
    See full entry
  4. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio, from dicere ‘to say’.
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See dictionary in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee dictionary in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: dictionary

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