Is dictionary a common or proper noun?

Answer 1

No, the word dictionary is a common noun; a word for any dictionary of any kind.

A proper noun is the name of a person, a place, a thing, or a title; for example:

• Dictionary Hill, La Presa, CA
• Cambridge University Press Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
• Oxford English Dictionary
• "The Sleeping Dictionary" 2003 movie starring Jessica Alba

Answer 2

The noun "dictionary" is a common noun, a general word for a reference book or electronic source listing information about the words in a given language; a general word for a reference book or electronic source listing terminology and information on a particular subject; a word for any dictionary of any kind.

A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, "Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary" or the "Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms" (Barron's Business Dictionaries).

Answer 3

"Dictionary" is a common noun because it refers to a general type of reference book that provides definitions and explanations of words.

Answer 4

Proper nouns are names, either of people or places or things. Unless you know someone or somewhere named Dictionary then it must be a common noun.