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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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The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Like Follman, Charleston turns to the dictionary for a definition of metaphor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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In Mumbai's insider lexicon, the term struggler carries many shades of meaning.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The case, which explored questions about free speech and the limits of artistic criticism, has also catapulted the rapper back into pop culture’s lexicon.—
Katie Mettler,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Wordbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordbook. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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