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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
a wordbook of nautical slang
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Jacques Bailly took a razor blade to the dictionary in 1991, revolutionizing the mechanics of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025 -
Idaho’s state statute doesn’t define what a flag is, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Montague, who said the office was relying on the Oxford dictionary definition.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
14 May 2025
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Rhode joined the beauty lexicon in 2022 with a slim stock of just three products: Peptide Glazing Fluid, Barrier Restore Cream and Peptide Lip Treatment.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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After all, there’s a reason ‘finishing in the top four’ has firmly become part of the English football lexicon.—
Duncan Alexander,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Wordbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordbook. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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