dictionary
dic·tio·nary
noun
1.
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Origin
From Middle English dixionare, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“to speak”) + -ārium (“room, place”).
Phrases
- dictionary attack
- dictionary attacker
- dictionary definition
- dictionary form
- have swallowed a dictionary
- long-haired dictionary
- pillow dictionary
- sleeping dictionary
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Word family
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Part of
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