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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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Noun
  • 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
  • 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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