Dictionaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dictionary \Dic"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Dictionaries}. [Cf. F.
     dictionnaire. See {Diction}.]
     1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged
        alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a
        lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.
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              I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and
              noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or
              illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time
              the materials of a dictionary.        --Johnson.
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     2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system
        or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a
        dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical
        dictionary.
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