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字典 — meaning in English

zì diǎn

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English meaning

  • dictionary noun A reference book that lists words alphabetically along with their meanings, pronunciations, and other details.
  • lexicon noun The full stock of words in a language, in a field, or known to a particular person.

Senses

字典 is used for these senses in English:

  • associative array (computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers.
  • dictionary A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]
  • lexicon The vocabulary of a language.

dictionary — full definition

  1. noun A reference book that lists words alphabetically along with their meanings, pronunciations, and other details.
  2. noun In computing, a data structure that stores values under unique keys for quick lookup.

lexicon — full definition

  1. noun The full stock of words in a language, in a field, or known to a particular person.
  2. noun A dictionary, especially one covering a specialized or classical language.

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