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The primary purpose of dictionaries is to define words but they often also provide information about pronunciation, origins and usage of the words. Additionally many dictionaries also contain appendices which may list; the countries of the world and their capital cites, names of highest mountains, examples of collective nouns and many other items of general interest.

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What dictionary gives you exhaustive information on over 250000 words?

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