Dictionary

A dictionary is a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs, or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. In some languages, words can appear in many different forms, but only the lemma form appears as the main word or headword in most dictionaries. Many dictionaries also provide pronunciation information; grammatical information; word derivations, histories, or etymologies; illustrations; usage guidance; and examples in phrases or sentences. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book.

See also

• Thesaurus
• Rhyming dictionary
• Pronouncing dictionary
• Monolingual learners' dictionaries
• Corpus linguistics
• COBUILD, a large corpus of English text
• Pronunciation (simple guide to markup, American)
• DICT, the dictionary server protocol
• Lexicographic error
• Centre for Lexicography