metadictionary

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meta- +‎ dictionary

Noun[edit]

metadictionary (plural metadictionaries)

  1. An online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.
    • 2008, Peter Rob, Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management, page 788:
      XML can also be used to create metadictionaries, or vocabularies, for databases. These metadictionaries can be used by applications that need to access other external data sources.