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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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For the first time in 20 years, the company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries, is releasing a brand new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Which implies that, yes, the age of the print dictionary must be passing.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In the dictionary, his name stands for boldness or determination in facing great danger.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
What new words are in Merriam-Webster's dictionary?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Which implies that, yes, the age of the print dictionary must be passing.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In the dictionary, his name stands for boldness or determination in facing great danger.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
What new words are in Merriam-Webster's dictionary?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dictionary
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Since then, fine-dining restaurants like Santa Chicória, run by chefs Ilca Carmo and Paulo Anijar, have expanded the city’s culinary lexicon to include dishes like filhote and rice with jambú pesto and a crisp cassava gratin served with burrata from Marajó.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Weil is perhaps the person most responsible for inserting the phrase anti-inflammatory into the American lexicon.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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