A dictionary is a book of words of a particular language and their accepted definitions, origins, parts of speech, pronunciation, spelling and in some cases a sample of their use. Depending on the age and target audience, it may also contain cultural slang and/or other non-traditional words as well.
A "language translation dictionary" lists the words of one language and their equivalent words in another language.
The possessive form of the plural noun dictionaries is dictionaries'.Example: The dictionaries' covers are falling off. (the covers of the dictionaries)
Encyclopaedic and linguistic Dictionaries Historical and Etymological Dictionaries Special Dictionaries General Dictionaries
A medical dictionary is an example of a specialized dicrtionary. There are also legal dictionaries, financial dictionaries, rhyming dictionaries, idiom dictionaries, proverb dictionaries, etc. Specialized dictionaries list words, terms, abbreviations, and phrases not usually found in an ordinary dictionary.
five subject dictionaries
As a declarative: The store has dictionaries. As an interrogative: Does the store have dictionaries?
Jean Claude Corbeil has written: 'The Facts on File English/French visual dictionary' -- subject(s): English Picture dictionaries, Handbooks, vade-mecums 'The Facts on File Junior Visual Dictionary' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, English Picture dictionaries, Dictionaries, Picture dictionaries, English language 'Kamus visual' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Indonesian, Indonesian language, English, Indonesian Picture dictionaries, English language 'Stoddart Junior Visual Dictionary' 'The Firefly mini Spanish/English visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English Picture dictionaries, Spanish language, English, Spanish, Spanish Picture dictionaries, English language 'The Firefly French/English visual dictionary' -- subject(s): English Picture dictionaries, French, English, French language, Dictionaries, French Picture dictionaries, English language 'The Firefly five language visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Polyglot Picture dictionaries, Polyglot Dictionaries 'The Firefly five language visual dictionary' 'The Firefly five language visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Polyglot Picture dictionaries, Polyglot Dictionaries 'The Facts on File English/Chinese visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Chinese Picture dictionaries, English Picture dictionaries, Chinese language, Chinese, English, English language 'Le visuel' -- subject(s): Glossaries, vocabularies, French language, English Picture dictionaries, French Picture dictionaries, English language 'Dizionario visuale' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English Picture dictionaries, Italian language, English, Italian Picture dictionaries, English language, Italian 'Visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English, English language, English Picture dictionaries, French language, Hebrew language, French Picture dictionaries, French, Hebrew Picture dictionaries, Hebrew 'The Firefly Spanish English junior visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English Picture dictionaries, Spanish language, English, Spanish, Spanish Picture dictionaries, English language 'The Firefly French/English visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English Picture dictionaries, French, English, French language, French Picture dictionaries, English language 'Milet bilingual visual dictionary' -- subject(s): Juvenile Dictionaries, Juvenile literature, Chinese Picture dictionaries, Chinese language, Chinese, English language, English Picture dictionaries, English
I prefer using learners' dictionaries or specialized dictionaries depending on the context of what I am looking up. Learners' dictionaries provide clear definitions and example sentences, while specialized dictionaries offer more detailed information on specific topics.
There are 1,975 types of dictionaries more are in development.
Dictionaries do tell all the truth that's right.
Scottish Language Dictionaries was created in 2002.
The plural possessive form of "dictionary" is "dictionaries'".
Heinrich Steinmetz has written: 'Tierische Produktion' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Polyglot, Domestic animals, Polyglot Dictionaries