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dic·tion·ar·y /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dik-shuh-ner-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ar·ies. 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in either the same or another language; lexicon; glossary: a dictionary of English; a Japanese-English dictionary.
2. a book giving information on particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usually arranged alphabetically: a biographical dictionary; a dictionary of mathematics.
3. Computers. a. a list of codes, terms, keys, etc., and their meanings, used by a computer program or system.
b. a list of words used by a word-processing program as the standard against which to check the spelling of text entered.



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[Origin: 1520–30; < ML dictiōnārium, dictiōnārius < LL dictiōn- word (see diction) + -ārium, -ārius -ary]
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n. pl. dic·tion·ar·ies

A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
A book listing the words of a language with translations into another language.
A book listing words or other linguistic items in a particular category or subject with specialized information about them: a medical dictionary.
Computer Science
A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
An electronic spelling checker.


[Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiō, dictiōn-, diction; see diction.]

2006-12-16 07:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Roberta. 5 · 0 1

When before you wrote 'the' before dictionary did you know there is more than one English dictionary? Each having a slight variation of the definition of each word; and that word does appear in each of them. Here's a partial list:

Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary (descriptive)
Concise Oxford Dictionary
New Oxford Dictionary of English
New Oxford American Dictionary
Canadian Oxford Dictionary
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
ITP Nelson Canadian Dictionary
Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary
Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (prescriptive)

Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language (prescriptive)

Webster's Third New International Dictionary (descriptive)
The Century Dictionary
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Macquarie Dictionary, The, a dictionary of Australian English
Chambers Dictionary
Collins COBUILD
Collins English Dictionary
Gage Canadian Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Black's Law Dictionary, a law dictionary
Webster's New World Dictionary

Please notice the word 'dictionary' is used on the front cover of each one of these.

2006-12-16 05:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by Double O 6 · 0 1

They most certainly do and even a definition for the word dictionary..

2006-12-16 05:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes

2006-12-16 05:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Ya!

Here's the word...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dictionary

2006-12-16 05:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by ºAvilaº 5 · 0 0

Yes

2006-12-16 05:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes

2006-12-16 05:29:56 · answer #7 · answered by KD 5 · 0 0

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2016-02-19 10:26:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

in all the dictionaries that i've looked in, yes

2006-12-16 06:29:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No. In Hebrew "Goy" only potential usa, ethnic, team, or human beings, and in later (put up-Biblical) literature it referred to non-Jewish international locations. In Yiddish, the German-depending Hebrew-inspired vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, goy potential a non Jewish human being and may have a derogatory meaning. The Haredi Jews were probable utilizing the Yiddish note goy.

2016-10-18 09:12:54 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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