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reverse dictionary

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inverted dictionary

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հանգարան (hangaran) — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Bulgarian: обратен речник (obraten rečnik) — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Dutch: retrograad — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Esperanto: inversa vortaro — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Finnish: käänteissanakirja — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • French: dictionnaire inverse — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • German: rückläufiges Wörterbuch — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Hindi: प्रतिलोम शब्दकोश (pratilom śabdakoś) — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Hungarian: szóvégmutató szótár — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Hungarian: rímszótár — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Italian: dizionario inverso — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Persian: فرهنگ زانسو — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Polish: słownik a tergo — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Polish: słownik regresywny — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Russian: обратный словарь (obratnyj slovarʹ) — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Slovene: odzadnji slovar — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Spanish: diccionario inverso — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Ukrainian: інверсійний словник (inversijnyj slovnyk) — a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • Hungarian: tematikus szótár — a dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe
  • Slovak: obrátený slovník — a dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe