DICTIONARY


Meaning of DICTIONARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdik-shə-ˌner-ē, -ˌne-rē ]

noun

( plural -nar·ies )

Etymology: Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word, from Latin, speaking

Date: 1526

1. : a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses

2. : a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications

3. : a reference book giving for words of one language equivalents in another

4. : a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.