dictionary

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Synonyms: fictionary, ditionary, pictionary, wiktionary, factionary, lectionary, actionary, auctionary, dictional, dictionally

Antonyms: fictionary, ditionary, pictionary, wiktionary, factionary, lectionary, actionary, auctionary, dictional, dictionally

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q23622}} A [[reference work]] listing [[word]]s or [[name]]s from one or more [[language]]s, usually ordered [[alphabetically]], explaining each term's [[meaning#Noun|meanings]] or {{l|en|sense|id=any particular meaning of a word|senses}}, often also containing information on its [[etymology#Noun|etymology]], [[pronunciation#Noun|pronunciation]], {{l|en|usage|id=language}}, [[Wiktionary:Semantic relations|semantic relations]], [[translation#Noun|translations]], as well as other relevant information. {{defdate|from c. 1480}}
2. {{lb|en|figurative|with {{m|en|of}} or a possessive}} The [[collection]] of [[word]]s used or understood by a particular individual. {{defdate|from 1570s}}
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} Someone or something regarded as a [[repository]] or [[compendium]] of [[information]]. {{defdate|from 1730s}}
4. {{lb|en|computing}} An [[associative array]]; a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary ({{senseno|en|Q23622}}). {{defdate|from 1950s}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[look up]] in a dictionary.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[add]] to a dictionary.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|rare}} To [[compile]] a dictionary.

Proper noun

1. {{n-g|Nickname for a [[swot]] or [[studious]] person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words.}}

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