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.

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The first monolingual English dictionary is usually considered to be Robert Cawdrey's 1604 A Table Alphabeticall (text).Micklethwait, David (2005). Noah Webster and the American Dictionary, 34. ISBN 0786421576. Cawdrey's dictionary only defined loanwords.

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@CooksterC Meccano is a proper noun, so won't be in the dictionary anyway :P
richardcbenson (Richard Benson) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0000
@CooksterC Meccano is a proper noun, so won't be in the dictionary anyway :P
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AppleFanGirlDe (Jenny D.) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:58:59 -0000
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Urban Dictionary Submission - Asshole Drummer http://bit.ly/8kPxAA
barrottaS (Sebastian Barrotta) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:58:39 -0000
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I love getting the word of the day from Dictionary.com...yeah it is the simplest of things :)
allarts_Kisha (Kisha C Motley) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:58:18 -0000
I love getting the word of the day from Dictionary.com...yeah it is the simplest of things :)
wishing he had received a dictionary. Meccano, not mechano. It was a Bi-plane. Someone knows too much.
CooksterC (Cooky) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:58:13 -0000
wishing he had received a dictionary. Meccano, not mechano. It was a Bi-plane. Someone knows too much.
Glenn Beck's Common Sense = Oxymoron. Sarah Palin's Going Rogue = Someone who doesn't own a dictionary.
KateyWilks (Katey Wilks) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:58:02 -0000
Glenn Beck's Common Sense = Oxymoron. Sarah Palin's Going Rogue = Someone who doesn't own a dictionary.

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