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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Malassa (Melissa Birrell) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:40:06 -0000
Why do I have four Spanish dictionaries, two French yet I can't find an English one? Hmm..... just FYI, my parma violet candle is loverly!
@RedScareBot communism != socialism, regardless of what the American dictionaries tell you :-)
juvation (Jason Proctor) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:26:38 -0000
@RedScareBot communism != socialism, regardless of what the American dictionaries tell you :-)
@bossy my kids used to say they didn't think online dictionaries were reliable sorces. For 3 rd grade words #momspotting
thatwoman (TW / Tarrant) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:38:15 -0000
@bossy my kids used to say they didn't think online dictionaries were reliable sorces. For 3 rd grade words #momspotting
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SkipcubeSkip (Skipcube) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:19:44 -0000
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