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   Dic·tion·ar·y

   /ˈdikSHəˌnerē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage: "I'll look up “love” in the dictionary"
   • ▪ a reference work on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order: "a dictionary of quotations"
   • ▪ a set of words or other text strings made for use in applications such as spelling checkers: "the worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built-in dictionary"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio (see diction).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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