'Dictionary' definitions:
Definition of 'dictionary'
From: WordNet
noun
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them [syn: dictionary, lexicon]
Definition of 'Dictionary'
From: GCIDE
- Dictionary \Dic"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Dictionaries. [Cf. F. dictionnaire. See Diction.]
- 1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook. [1913 Webster]
- I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical dictionary. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dictionary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- biographical dictionary,
- cant,
- chemical dictionary,
- desk dictionary,
- dialect dictionary,
- dictionary of quotations,
- electronics dictionary,
- etymological dictionary,
- foreign-language dictionary,
- gazetteer,
- general dictionary,
- geological dictionary,
- gloss,
- glossary,
- gradus,
- jargon,
- language,
- lexicon,
- nomenclator,
- onomasticon,
- palaver,
- phrase book,
- polyglot dictionary,
- promptorium,
- rhyming dictionary,
- science dictionary,
- slang dictionary,
- specialized dictionary,
- synonym dictionary,
- synonymy,
- terminology,
- thesaurus,
- treasury of words,
- unabridged dictionary,
- vocabulary,
- word list,
- wordbook
Words containing 'Dictionary'
- Dictionaries,
- bilingual dictionary,
- collegiate dictionary,
- desk dictionary,
- dictionary definition,
- dictionary entry,
- electronic dictionary,
- etymological dictionary,
- learner's dictionary,
- little dictionary,
- pocket dictionary,
- school dictionary,
- unabridged dictionary,
- machine readable dictionary,
- oxford english dictionary