by Dieall on February 5th, 2007

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Have you ever looked up dictonary in the dictionary before?

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  • by canadianhelper on February 5th, 2007

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    Not until you asked:

    Main Entry: dic·tio·nary
    Pronunciation: 'dik-sh&-"ner-E, -"ne-rE
    Function: noun
    Inflected Form(s): plural -nar·ies
    Etymology: Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word, from Latin, speaking
    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)

    Source: mw online

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