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A multi-volume Latin dictionary in the University Library of Graz.

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

dictionary (plural dictionaries)

  1. A reference work 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. By extension, any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g. biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.
  3. (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.

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publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words
an associative array

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Verb[edit]

dictionary (third-person singular simple present dictionaries, present participle dictionarying, simple past and past participle dictionaried)

  1. (transitive) To look up in a dictionary
  2. (transitive) To add to a dictionary
  3. (intransitive) To appear in a dictionary
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