dictionary

noun

/ˈdɪkʃənri/

/ˈdɪkʃəneri/

(plural dictionaries)

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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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- 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
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- comprehensive
- unabridged
- …
verb + dictionary
- check
- consult
- look something up in
- …
dictionary + noun
- definition
- entry
preposition
- in a/the dictionary
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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 Dictionary
adjective
- good
- comprehensive
- unabridged
- …
verb + dictionary
- check
- consult
- look something up in
- …
dictionary + noun
- definition
- entry
preposition
- in a/the dictionary
See full entry
a list of words in electronic form, for example stored in a computer’s spellchecker
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- comprehensive
- unabridged
- …
verb + dictionary
- check
- consult
- look something up in
- …
dictionary + noun
- definition
- entry
preposition
- in a/the dictionary
See full entry

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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单词	dictionary
释义	dictionary noun /ˈdɪkʃənri/ /ˈdɪkʃəneri/ (plural dictionaries) jump to other results 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. Wordfinder 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 Educationa1 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 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 a list of words in electronic form, for example stored in a computer’s spellchecker 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 Word Originearly 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio, from dicere ‘to say’. Wordfinder connotation definition dictionary homonym meaning pronunciation spelling synonym vocabulary word
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