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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
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Consider this your crash course in basic dream analysis—or, a handy little dream dictionary, just for you.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025
Pulp Fiction might be the dictionary of his cinematic vocabulary, offering insights into the language of his other works.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025
Pulp Fiction might be the dictionary of his cinematic vocabulary, offering insights into the language of his other works.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dictionary
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