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Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An alphabetical list of words often defined or translated:glossary, lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook.
  2. A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
  3. A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in one language with their translations in another language.
  4. A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
  5. (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
  6. (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.
  7. (Library Science & Bibliography) a collection of information or examples with the entries alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of quotations.
  8. 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.
  9. a book giving information on particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usu. arranged alphabetically: a biographical dictionary.
  10. 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.

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