词典 — meaning in English
cí 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.
- thesaurus noun A reference book or website that groups words by meaning, so you can look up a word and find its synonyms and often its antonyms.
Senses
词典 is used for these senses in English:
- 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 (lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
- thesaurus A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
dictionary — full definition
- noun A reference book that lists words alphabetically along with their meanings, pronunciations, and other details.
- noun In computing, a data structure that stores values under unique keys for quick lookup.
lexicon — full definition
- noun The full stock of words in a language, in a field, or known to a particular person.
- noun A dictionary, especially one covering a specialized or classical language.