Is dictionary in the dictionary?
By PdotK91
@PdotK91 (5)
United States
4 responses
@twallace (2675)
• United States
1 Jul 08
dictionary
1. A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Now I didn't look in the dictionary but the wordweb that I have on the computer gave this for the definition for dictionary.
Yes, it's in the dictionary.
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@olivemai (4738)
• United States
1 Jul 08
Yes it is! I found it at answers.com as "Dictionary:
dictionary
(dik'sh?-ner'e) pronunciation
n., pl. -ies.
1. A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
2. A book listing the words of a language with translations into another language.
3. A book listing words or other linguistic items in a particular category or subject with specialized information about them: a medical dictionary.
4. Computer Science.
1. A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.
2. An electronic spelling checker.
[Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictio, diction-, diction. See diction"
@nareshreddy68 (628)
• India
1 Jul 08
I have oxford dictionary I have seen that there is word dictionary It says that it consists of words that describes a word