Definition for DIC'TION-A-RY

DIC'TION-A-RY, n. [Fr. dictionnaire; It. dizionario; Sp. diccionario; from L. dictio, a word, or a speaking.]

A book containing the words of a language arranged in alphabetical order, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon. – Johnson.

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