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Why is there an entry for the word 'dictionary' in a dictionary?

Asked by youcancallmejess 2 months ago, 10 answers.

Haha here's another... seriously, what thick person would look up in a dictionary the definition of dictionary?!?! =]

Answered by ichibanarky on Sep 09, 2009, 02:39PM
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dictionary

dic⋅tion⋅ar⋅y
/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [dik-shuh-ner-ee] Show IPA
Use dictionary in a Sentence
See web results for dictionary
See images of dictionary
–noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in either the same or another language; lexicon; glossary: a dictionary of English; a Japanese-English dictionary.
2. a book giving information on particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usually arranged alphabetically: a biographical dictionary; a dictionary of mathematics.
3. Computers.
a. a list of codes, terms, keys, etc., and their meanings, used by a computer program or system.
b. a list of words used by a word-processing program as the standard against which to check the spelling of text entered.

lol

Answered by youcancallmejess on Sep 09, 2009, 02:41PM
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Lol... oooh click on the 'see images of a dictionary' link... :P

Answered by mikeh on Sep 09, 2009, 02:42PM
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You could be curious regarding the word's etymology, pronunciation, usage, or you could be a ESL speaker looking up the word in order to learn it. Not everyone who uses an English dictionary is necessarily a native English speaker.

Answered by ichibanarky on Sep 09, 2009, 02:42PM
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I keep clicking and clicking...

Why won't it work???

Answered by youcancallmejess on Sep 09, 2009, 02:44PM
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Etymology...? not a clue what that means...
Guess I will just have to use my Dictionaryyy =]

Answered by mikeh on Sep 09, 2009, 02:46PM
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Not to be confused with entomology, which is a different animal altogether. Many different animals, actually.

Answered by youcancallmejess on Sep 09, 2009, 02:48PM
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I know what entomology means.. isn't it like the study of insects?
That would be a terrible job for me... I'm kinda afraid of most insects... :s

Answered by xxxggxxx on Sep 09, 2009, 02:49PM
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T He I did once when I was bored

Answered by fruitylicious on Sep 09, 2009, 03:34PM
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LOL, did you know they took the word 'gullible' out of the dictionary. wink

haha couldn't resist putting a lame joke to the question Jess. happy

Answered by youcancallmejess on Sep 10, 2009, 09:44AM
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haha there isn't 'gullible' in the dictionary anyway... but there is 'gullable'
:P lol

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