An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary
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
"A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic This dictionary, however, is a most useful work " [DD]
a collection of item definitions A standardised dictionary collects the concepts names, representation and coding necessary for electronic data interchange
Word uses two kinds of dictionaries in tandem: a main dictionary and a custom dictionary The main dictionary cannot be altered You can add words to your custom dictionary
another term for category system A dictionary consists of all search patterns that form the categories Sometimes the term dictionary is also used in the sense of a word list
A book which defines the terms of a language, profession, discipline, or specialized area of knowledge The terms are arranged in alphabetical order Usually, a language dictionary will give the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of each word A dictionary of the words and terms of a restricted field of knowledge gives only the meanings ABRIDGED DICTIONARIES limit themselves to the most commonly used words UNABRIDGED DICTIONARIES aim at a much higher level of completeness
A source which provides word or term definitions and correct grammatical usage Dictionaries may be either general or subject specific
An alphabetical listing of words with their meanings, spellings, variant forms, pronunciation, etymology, synonyms, antonyms, usage examples, etc , usually in a single language In the translation/localization industry, it often refers simply to a bilingual or multilingual list of terms and their translated counterparts
The server can handle several distinct dictionaries You can select specific dictionaries or ask the server to search in all dictionaries or until matches or definitions are found To search in all dictionaries the special name * is used, the special name ! requests to search until definitions are found For more details please take a look at the standards definition
means a work that explains, in alphabetical order, the meaning of words of a single language A dual language dictionary (for example French-English) translates the words of one language to another
A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook
A book which gives the pronunciation and meaning of words An unabridged dictionary is comprehensive in scope and gives more complete information An abridged dictionary is narrow and provides less complete information
A reference source that provides meanings of words and other information Specialized dictionaries ( foreign languages, fields of study ) are also available
A publication, usually in the form of a book, which gives an ordered list (normally alphabetically) of words, normally explaining their meaning and sometimes containing information on etymology, usage, translations and other items related to the word. Some dictionaries list the words of more than one language and/or give translations in more than one language
A book containing words of a particular language arranged alphabetically with their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, and so on
A dictionary is a book in which the words and phrases of a language are listed alphabetically, together with their meanings or their translations in another language. a Welsh-English dictionary. Reference work that lists words, usually in alphabetical order, and gives their meanings and often other information such as pronunciations, etymologies, and variant spellings. The earliest dictionaries, such as those created by Greeks of the 1st century AD, emphasized changes that had occurred in the meanings of words over time. The close juxtaposition of languages in Europe led to the appearance, from the early Middle Ages on, of many bilingual and multilingual dictionaries. The movement to produce an English dictionary was partly prompted by a desire for wider literacy, so that common people could read Scripture, and partly by a frustration that no regularity in spelling existed in the language. The first purely English dictionary was Robert Cawdrey's A Table Alphabetical (1604), treating some 3,000 words. In 1746-47 Samuel Johnson undertook the most ambitious English dictionary to that time, a list of 43,500 words. Noah Webster's dictionary of Americanisms in the early 19th century sprang from a recognition of the changes and variations within language. The immense Oxford English Dictionary was begun in the late 19th century. Today there are various levels of dictionaries, general-purpose dictionaries being most common. Modern lexicographers (dictionary makers) describe current and past language but rarely prescribe its use
A book containing words, alphabetically arranged with information about their meanings May also contain information about the form, pronunciation, and etymology (history) of words or terms Can be general or specialized
A book explaining the words of a language, arranged in alphabetical order; it gives the correct spelling, pronunciation and meaning of each word