Meaning

noun a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -ārius Latin -ārium ▲ Latin dictiō ▲ Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin dictiōnārius? Medieval Latin…

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