a reference resource which provides information about words and their meanings, uses, and pronunciations. A dictionary may be published as a printed book, or as a digital product such as a website or app, and it may be monolingual, bilingual, or multilingual.
a dictionary of the English language
an English-Chinese dictionary
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Dictionaries and making dictionaries
concordance
corpus
defining vocabulary
1a
a book, website or other resource that lists words in one language and gives translations in another
Synonyms and related words
Dictionaries and making dictionaries
concordance
corpus
defining vocabulary
2
a book, website or other resource which deals with a particular subject, providing the words, phrases, and terms used in that field, with information about their meaning and use
a dictionary of art/music/biology
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Types of published book
almanac
annual
anthology
dictionary
noun countable
US /ˈdɪkʃəˌneri/
Other entries for this word
e-dictionarynoun
dictionary attacknoun
historical dictionarynoun
learner’s dictionarynoun
pedagogical dictionarynoun
walking dictionarynoun at walking encyclopedia
Word Forms
singular
dictionary
plural
dictionaries
DEFINITIONS2
1
a reference resource which provides information about words and their meanings, uses, and pronunciations. A dictionary may be published as a printed book, or as a digital product such as a website or app, and it may be monolingual, bilingual, or multilingual.
a dictionary of the English language
an English-Chinese dictionary
Synonyms and related words
Dictionaries and making dictionaries
concordance
corpus
defining vocabulary
1a
a book, website or other resource that lists words in one language and gives translations in another
Synonyms and related words
Dictionaries and making dictionaries
concordance
corpus
defining vocabulary
2
a book, website or other resource which deals with a particular subject, providing the words, phrases, and terms used in that field, with information about their meaning and use