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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word
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In a rare update, Merriam-Webster announced that more than 5,000 new words have been added to its collegiate dictionary.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Call it the paradox of the modern dictionary.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Internally, the current workspace contained not only the visible text documents but also any custom words the user added to the dictionary and any additional tForth words defined in memory.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Call it the paradox of the modern dictionary.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Internally, the current workspace contained not only the visible text documents but also any custom words the user added to the dictionary and any additional tForth words defined in memory.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
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Soft power officially entered Moscow’s foreign-policy lexicon in 2013.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The evening leant into the 2016 King Kylie vibe—Kylie herself donned a bubblegum pink wig and matching latex dress—but Kendall and Hailey stayed firmly in their more understated style lexicons.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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