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dic·tion·ar·y  (d  k  sh  -n  r   ) KEY NOUN: pl. dic·tion·ar·ies
- A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
- A book listing the words of a language with translations into another language.
- A book listing words or other linguistic items in a particular category or subject with specialized information about them: a medical dictionary.
- Computer Science
- A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
- An electronic spelling checker.
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin dicti n rium, from Latin dicti, dictin-, diction ; see diction
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