Meaning of dictionary | Babel Free
Definitions
- An alphabetical list of words often defined or translated:glossary, lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook.
- A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
- A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in one language with their translations in another language.
- A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
- (Library Science & Bibliography) a. a reference resource, in printed or electronic form, that consists of an alphabetical list of words with their meanings and parts of speech, and often a guide to accepted pronunciation and syllabification, irregular inflections of words, derived words of different parts of speech, and etymologies
- (Library Science & Bibliography) a reference publication listing words or terms of a particular subject or activity, giving information about their meanings and other attributes: a dictionary of gardening.
- (Library Science & Bibliography) a collection of information or examples with the entries alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of quotations.
- a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usu. arranged alphabetically, with information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in either the same or another language.
- a book giving information on particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usu. arranged alphabetically: a biographical dictionary.
- a list of words used by a word-processing program to check spellings in text.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.