Definitions for dictionary
ˈdɪk ʃəˌnɛr idic·tio·na·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. dictionary, lexiconnoun

   a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. dictionarynoun

   A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data.

2. dictionarynoun

   An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.

3. dictionaryverb

   To look up in a dictionary

4. dictionaryverb

   To add to a dictionary

5. dictionaryverb

   To appear in a dictionary

6. Etymology: dictionarium, from dictionarius, from dictio, from dictus, perfect past participle of dico + -arium.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictionarynoun

   A book containing the words of any language in alphabetical order, with explanations of their meaning; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a word-book.

   Etymology: dictionarium, Latin.

   Some have delivered the polity of spirits, and left an account that they stand in awe of charms, spells, and conjurations; that they are afraid of letters and characters, notes and dashes, which, set together, do signify nothing; and not only in the dictionary of man, but in the subtler vocabulary of satan. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 10.

   Is it such a horrible fault to translate simulacra images? I see what a good thing it is to have a good catholick dictionary. Edward Stillingfleet.

   An army, or a parliament, is a collection of men; a dictionary, or nomenclature, is a collection of words. Isaac Watts.

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1. dictionary

   A dictionary is a reference book or online resource containing an alphabetical list of words, along with their meanings, translations, spelling, pronunciation, and other related information. It can also refer to a data structure in computer science that allows for data to be stored and retrieved through unique keys, instead of numeric indices.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Dictionarynoun

   a book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook

2. Dictionarynoun

   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

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. dictionnaire. See Diction.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Dictionary

   A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon. According to Nielsen a dictionary may be regarded as a lexicographical product that is characterised by three significant features: it has been prepared for one or more functions; it contains data that have been selected for the purpose of fulfilling those functions; and its lexicographic structures link and establish relationships between the data so that they can meet the needs of users and fulfill the functions of the dictionary. A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries do not contain information about words that are used in language for general purposes—words used by ordinary people in everyday situations. Lexical items that describe concepts in specific fields are usually called terms instead of words, although there is no consensus whether lexicology and terminology are two different fields of study. In theory, general dictionaries are supposed to be semasiological, mapping word to definition, while specialized dictionaries are supposed to be onomasiological, first identifying concepts and then establishing the terms used to designate them. In practice, the two approaches are used for both types. There are other types of dictionaries that don't fit neatly in the above distinction, for instance bilingual dictionaries, dictionaries of synonyms, or rhyming dictionaries. The word dictionary is usually understood to refer to a monolingual general-purpose dictionary.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictionary

   dik′shun-a-ri, n. a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings, etymology, &c.: a lexicon: a work containing information on any department of knowledge, alphabetically arranged. [Low L. dictionarium. See Diction.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictionary

   A reference book containing a list of words - usually in alphabetical order - giving information about form, pronunciation, etymology, grammar, and meaning. A foreign-language dictionary is an alphabetical list of words of one language with their meaning and equivalents in another language.

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1. dictionary

   An online reference of defined living language, terms, words and definitions.

   The dictionary definition is accurate, easy and simple.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dictionary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2515

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dictionary' in Nouns Frequency: #1697

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Anagrams for dictionary »

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How to pronounce dictionary?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of dictionary in a Sentence

1. Nathaniel Hawthorne:

   Words -- so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.

2. Peter Sokolowski:

   The girl quoting the definitions before (pronouncer Jacques) Bailly said them stated the usage note from our unabridged dictionary verbatim. ... Its a very specific kind of writing that we do. I thought, Oh my goodness, this 13-year-old girl is quoting our dictionary back to us, these spellers as a group simply were unusually gifted. They may indicate that we have entered a new era of competition.

3. Cheryl McDonald:

   They were yelling. I think the only words they know in the dictionary are profanity.

4. Peter Sokolowski:

   We had no idea he was the original dictionary source of feminism. We don’t have a lot of evidence of what he was looking at.

5. Peter Sokolowski:

   The' messenger RNA vaccine' was new to me, I had never heard of it, and unless you were a research scientist, you probably haven't, therefore, Oxford English Dictionary didn't even cover a definition.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dictionary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dictionary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dictionary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictionary
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dictionary
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dictionary
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dictionary