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Wikipedia has articles on: Dictionary A multi-volume Latin dictionary in the University Library of Graz.Etymology
Medieval Latin dictionarium from Latin dictionarius from dictio (“speaking”) from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“speak”) + -arium (“room, place”).
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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Noun
dictionary (plural dictionaries)
- 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.
- (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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- encyclopedic dictionary
- explanatory dictionary
- fictionary
- pedagogical dictionary
- Pictionary
- subdictionary
- translating dictionary
- translationary
- Wiktionary
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AllAfrica.com For instance the word 'kimbaka', Swahili for 'tooth pick', the tiny piece of wood that we use once we have eaten meat, has been in the first dictionary ...
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