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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
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The most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff.
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CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Suitcase trunks, glass bottles, eyeglasses, china plates, a German-English dictionary, pots and pans and more items will be on display.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
Coined around 2004, the term gained prominence throughout the last decade, with Merriam Webster adding the word to its dictionary in 2018.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In their hands, the dictionary was a form of political speech, the only kind that ever worked for them.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Suitcase trunks, glass bottles, eyeglasses, china plates, a German-English dictionary, pots and pans and more items will be on display.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
Coined around 2004, the term gained prominence throughout the last decade, with Merriam Webster adding the word to its dictionary in 2018.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In their hands, the dictionary was a form of political speech, the only kind that ever worked for them.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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