- Main Entry:
- dic·tio·nary

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈdik-shə-ˌner-ē, -ˌne-rē\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural dic·tio·nar·ies
- Etymology:
- Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word, from Latin, speaking
- Date:
- 1526
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 syntactical 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 giving for words of one language equivalents in another
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: a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)