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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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Being the kind of girl who used to read the introductions to dictionaries—and loves etymology enough to subscribe to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)—I had to look it up.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025 -
The latest system of this kind supported a dictionary of roughly 1,300 words.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
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At the second evening of our concert series at the Caesars Superdome, quite a few musical titans arrived in stylish ensembles that pushed them further into the fashion lexicon.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Combine the back-to-back rap generations of artists like Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion, selling 150 million singles in two decades, plus Tennessee rappers like Yelawolf, Struggle Jennings, Lil Wyte and Jelly Roll, cementing their storytelling in country, pop and rap's permanent lexicon.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Wordbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordbook. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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