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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word
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Both girls went home with an $800 check each and dictionaries.
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Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
Plus, snag a best-selling LeapFrog dictionary and a large box of Lego bricks.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 8 July 2024
The ruling penned by Justice Clarence Thomas tortured the dictionary in differentiating shots fired from a single pull of a trigger to those fired as a bump stock keeps a weapon pushing up against a shooter’s trigger pull.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Merriam-Webster said its embrace of the shorter spelling is in line with the philosophy of Noah Webster, whose early dictionaries set the tone for the brand.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
Plus, snag a best-selling LeapFrog dictionary and a large box of Lego bricks.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 8 July 2024
The ruling penned by Justice Clarence Thomas tortured the dictionary in differentiating shots fired from a single pull of a trigger to those fired as a bump stock keeps a weapon pushing up against a shooter’s trigger pull.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Merriam-Webster said its embrace of the shorter spelling is in line with the philosophy of Noah Webster, whose early dictionaries set the tone for the brand.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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