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16 hours ago · “The Dictionary of Lost Words,” by Pip Williams Recently, I reviewed a nonfiction book titled “The Dictionary People,” by Sarah Ogilvie. It was about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). This current review features a fiction book that tells a story with the OED as its background. Esme Nicoll is the daughter of […]
3 days ago · A book listing words, their etymology, meanings, and other information is called a dictionary. A book which is a collection of maps is an atlas. A more specific reference book with tables or lists of data and information about a certain topic, often intended for professional use, is often called a handbook.
3 days ago · The book is a collection of roughly a hundred commonly misunderstood words and objects, defined and illustrated. ... But after reading Dictionary of Fine Distinctions, I wonder if “bog” might ...
2 days ago · a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
5 days ago · Sometimes, a dictionary is more than just words and definitions—it may be intended to serve as a declaration of linguistic independence. When Noah Webster’s first edition of the American Dictionary of the English Language was published in April 1828, it held 70,000 words, 12,000 of which were making their first appearance in dictionary form ...
5 days ago · Definitions of pocket dictionary. noun. a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket. synonyms: little dictionary. see more.
3 days ago · Here’s the “walk with me, boys and girls” part of the story, because a book is a time stamp. That’s it. Nothing more—yet all that such a fact encompasses. I’ll unpack. Whether nonfiction, memoir, fiction, or even graphic novel, a book says, “I am here, now.
