Definition of dictionary

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Dictionary (n.) A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook..

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Glossary :: Glossary (n.) A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words..
Gradus :: Gradus (n.) A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry..
Pictorial :: Pictorial (a.) Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures; forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination..
Wordbook :: Wordbook (n.) A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.
Ygdrasyl :: Ygdrasyl (n.) See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Idioticon :: Idioticon (n.) A dictionary of a peculiar dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary..
Lexicography :: Lexicography (n.) The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries..
Revise :: Revise (v. t.) To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary..
Consult :: Consult (v. t.) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary..
Onomasticon :: Onomasticon (n.) A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180..
Etymologicon :: Etymologicon (n.) An etymological dictionary or manual.
Synonymist :: Synonymicon (n.) A dictionary of synonyms.
Roundhead :: Roundhead (n.) A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction..
Sanskrit :: Sanskrit (a.) Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a Sanskrit dictionary or inscription..
Pronouncing :: Pronouncing (a.) Pertaining to, or indicating, pronunciation; as, a pronouncing dictionary..
Gazetteer :: Gazetteer (n.) A geographical dictionary; a book giving the names and descriptions, etc., of many places..
Lexicon :: Lexicon (n.) A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language..
Vocabulary :: Vocabulary (n.) A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book..
Lexicographer :: Lexicographer (n.) The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
Bilingual :: Bilingual (a.) Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary..
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