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BNC: 3332 COCA: 8493

dictionary

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dictionary /ˈdɪkʃəˌneri/ Brit /ˈdɪkʃənri/ noun
plural dictionaries
dictionary
/ˈdɪkʃəˌneri/ Brit /ˈdɪkʃənri/
noun
plural dictionaries
Learner's definition of DICTIONARY
[count]
: a reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and that gives information about the words' meanings, forms, pronunciations, etc.字典;词典
: a reference book that lists in alphabetical order the words of one language and shows their meanings or translations in a different language双语词典
: a reference book that lists in alphabetical order words that relate to a particular subject along with their definitions and uses术语大全;专业词典
BNC: 3332 COCA: 8493

dictionary

noun

dic·​tio·​nary ˈdik-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce dictionary (audio)
-ˌne-rē
plural dictionaries
1
: a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses
2
: a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications
3
: a reference book listing alphabetically the words of one language and showing their meanings or translations in another language
4
: a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)

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Example Sentences

Famed for his dictionary, "Rambler" essays and The Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) remains one of the most-quoted and carefully observed authors who ever lived. Publishers Weekly, 21 July 2008 I still read relatively slowly in Yiddish, with frequent recourse to a dictionary, and my first year of graduate school found me at my desk till two or three in the morning every night … Aaron Lansky, Outwitting History, 2004 Look it up in the dictionary. try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word
Recent Examples on the Web Other terms like oat milk, pumpkin spice, subvariant, false positive, shrinkflation, and gift economy have also been added to the dictionary. Essence, 10 Sep. 2022 Last year, Sokolowski offered more insight on the TODAY show and explained how new words are chosen to be added to the dictionary. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 About once a year, Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary. Martine Paris, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 On Wednesday, those phrases, along with 368 others, were officially added to the dictionary. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Stokoe committed himself to developing a script, and from that, a dictionary. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Crucially, anybody can contribute definitions to the dictionary. Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes, 9 June 2022 Despite numerous explainers, Clubhouse chat rooms, and an addition to the dictionary, the concept of a non-fungible token remains elusive for many. Anne Quito, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2022 Magnetometers are devices used to detect the presence of metal objects, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition, also known as metal detectors. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, name for an alphabetized guide to the Vulgate, earlier dictiōnārius, name for a Latin textbook in which words are grouped by topic (apparently coined by its author, the 13th-century English-born university teacher John of Garland), from Latin dictiōn-, dictiō "speech, (in grammar) word, expression" + -ārius, -ārium -ary entry 1 — more at diction

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dictionary was in 1526
BNC: 3332 COCA: 8493
dictionary

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DICTIONARY | DICTIONARY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgood好詞典comprehensive, unabridged綜合性/足本詞典electronic, online電子/在線詞典picture圖解詞典pocket袖珍詞典English, French, etc.英語、法語等詞典English-Spanish, Spanish-English, etc.英語-西班牙語、西班牙語-英語等詞典bilingual, monolingual雙語/單語詞典learner's學習詞典standard規範詞典technical技術詞典etymological, historical, pronunciation詞源/歷史/發音詞典biographical, encyclopedic, medical傳記/百科/醫學詞典I decided to consult a medical dictionary.我決定去查醫學詞典。VERB + DICTIONARYcheck, consult, look sth up in, use查詞典;在詞典中查⋯;使用詞典If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.不懂某個詞的意思,就查查詞典。a way of teaching children how to use dictionaries一種教孩子們使用詞典的方法need需要詞典You need a dictionary to understand what he's saying half the time.有一半時間你需要靠字典才能聽懂他的話。compile, write編纂/編寫詞典edit編輯詞典publish出版詞典DICTIONARY + NOUNdefinition, entry詞典中的釋義;詞典中的詞條PREPOSITIONin a/the dictionary在詞典中I couldn't find the word in the dictionary.我在詞典中找不到這個詞。

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