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A dictionary is a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs, or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. In some languages, words can appear in many different forms, but only the lemma form appears as the main word or headword in most dictionaries. Many dictionaries also provide pronunciation information; grammatical information; word derivations, histories, or etymologies; illustrations; usage guidance; and examples in phrases or sentences. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book.
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The first monolingual English dictionary is usually considered to be Robert Cawdrey's 1604 A Table Alphabeticall (text).Micklethwait, David (2005). Noah Webster and the American Dictionary, 34. ISBN 0786421576. Cawdrey's dictionary only defined loanwords. More on [ Dictionary ]
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@Charonqc We meet at last. Cirpy isn't in any of my dictionaries btw, not even the Welsh ones. It's a Turkish electronics shop.
alison99 (Alison) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:59:25 -0000
@Charonqc We meet at last. Cirpy isn't in any of my dictionaries btw, not even the Welsh ones. It's a Turkish electronics shop.
Finally sat down to do some work and Word Reference has died. Why did I leave my dictionaries at halls!?
charliecarly (Charlotte Evans) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:56:33 -0000
Finally sat down to do some work and Word Reference has died. Why did I leave my dictionaries at halls!?
@vickyvette : ) ooh, ok in that case, guess they were ok/right then : P I'm gonna look up MILF right
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