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Word: Dictionary
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio (see diction)
ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ri
a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage
Short Definition:book or electronic resource that lists words of language and gives their meaning
Examples:- I'll look up 'love' in the dictionary
- the website gives access to an online dictionary
- the dictionary definition of ‘smile’
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