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noun
A reference book that lists words.
A dictionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
Qualifier: sometimes puristic
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noun
A reference book that lists words.
A reference book that focuses mainly on lexicon (vocabulary), spelling, and (sometimes) syllabication, but with little to no information about definitions, synonyms, history, or usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: sometimes puristic
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noun
The libretto of an opera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
Narrower terms: dictionary, lexicon, onomasticon, vocabulary, glossary, gloss, thesaurus, synonym finder
History
1590, from word + book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).
