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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Mediaeval Latin dictionarium from Latin dictionarius from dictio (“‘speaking’”) from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“‘speak’”) + -arium (“‘room, place’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ɹi/, SAMPA: /"dIkS@n(@)ri/
• (North America) enPR: dĭk'shə-nĕr-ē, IPA: /ˈdɪkʃənɛɹi/, SAMPA: /"dIkS@nEri/
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[edit] Noun

dictionary (plural dictionaries)

1. A publication, usually a book, with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations, and other data.
2. (computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Derived terms

• fictionary
• Pictionary
• translating dictionary
• explanatory dictionary
• encyclopedic dictionary
• translationary
• Wiktionary

[edit] See also

• lexicon
• encyclopedia
• vocabulary

[edit] Translations