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dictionary, lexicon
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
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onomasticon
a list of proper nouns naming persons or places
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vocabulary
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
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gloss, glossary
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
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synonym finder, thesaurus
a book containing a classified list of synonyms
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bilingual dictionary
a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
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collegiate dictionary, desk dictionary
an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
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etymological dictionary
a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word
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gazetteer
a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
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learner's dictionary, school dictionary
a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language
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little dictionary, pocket dictionary
a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
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spell-checker, spelling checker
an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words
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unabridged, unabridged dictionary
a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
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word finder, wordfinder
a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of
