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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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Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026 -
The supporting cast, including Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, and Catalina Sandino Moreno, all get their own assault rifle and dictionary of cop lingo.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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Along with the Antwerp Six, Martin Margiela put the small Belgian city of Antwerp on the international fashion radar, founding his house in 1988 and introducing cleft-toed boots, deconstructed clothes and all-white stores to the fashion lexicon.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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But, Watts points out, the Vikings are also responsible for placing husband, window, egg, and kid in the English lexicon.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Wordbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordbook. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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