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dictionary
noun
a book that lists words in order and explains their meanings
She used a dictionary to learn ‘rural.’
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Synonyms (similar meaning)
- lexicon
- glossary
- word list
- reference
- word book
More examples
- Is this word in the dictionary?
- The dictionary helped her spell correctly.
Word family
- dict (root) means “say”. Also in: predict, contradict, dictionary.
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