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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word
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The term has been crowned 2024's word of the year by Australia's oldest dictionary of Australian English.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
My grandfather used to read the dictionary and encouraged us to do the same.
—Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (tr. Ellen Jones), The Dial, 26 Nov. 2024
The downside is that since that wasn’t the main goal, and since the volume and variety of French words encountered might be relatively slim, this English-French dictionary is not necessarily going to be complete.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Merriam-Webster President Greg Barlow insisted his dictionary remains neutral ground for people on both sides of political issues to learn more about competing worlds.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
My grandfather used to read the dictionary and encouraged us to do the same.
—Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (tr. Ellen Jones), The Dial, 26 Nov. 2024
The downside is that since that wasn’t the main goal, and since the volume and variety of French words encountered might be relatively slim, this English-French dictionary is not necessarily going to be complete.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Merriam-Webster President Greg Barlow insisted his dictionary remains neutral ground for people on both sides of political issues to learn more about competing worlds.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dictionary
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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