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dictionary

noun as in book of word meanings

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The definition of “innuendo,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “an oblique allusion.”

In fact, my Random House Dictionary goes so far as to define it.

Other new admissions to the dictionary include qayaq—an alternate spelling of kayak—and thongy.

“It is a virtual dictionary of the cityscape of Los Angeles,” Tarsia says.

Navigating this brave new world is the inventively-named Anana, an employee at a soon to be obsolete print dictionary.

He prepared a glossary of provincial and archological words, intended for a supplement to Johnson's Dictionary.

And when they came to the next story the Boy took pleasure in doing his own hunting in the dictionary.

The Dictionary we have compiled will tell the amateur what names will most probably supply the qualities he desires.

A big dictionary placed in an armchair, raised little Henrietta to the proper height at the Norwood dinner table.

Well, suppose you are allowed one, and you choose a French dictionary, and try to learn it off by heart before you come out.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dictionary, such as: glossary, language, vocabulary, concordance, cyclopedia, and encyclopedia.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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