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  1. noun
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

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  • murray Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
  • unabridged a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
  • oed an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
  • lemma the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
  • catchword a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
  • bilingual dictionary a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
  • desk dictionary an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
  • gazetteer a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
  • pocket dictionary a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
  • john florio English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)
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