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etymological dictionary: a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word

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dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

lexicon collapse

synonymy collapse: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

thesaurus collapse: a book containing a classified list of synonyms

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

gazetteer collapse: a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas); a journalist who writes for a gazette

gloss collapse: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text; provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase; provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"; give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

literal collapse: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

source book collapse: a collection of historically important documents published together as a book

polyglot collapse: having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"

assonance collapse: the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

alliteration collapse: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

studbook collapse: official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses

telephone book collapse

reference book collapse: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

cyclopedia collapse

encyclopedia collapse: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

casebook collapse: a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work; according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"

regional accent collapse

Cockney collapse: the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London; a native of the east end of London; relating to or resembling a cockney; "Cockney street urchins"; characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; "cockney vowels"

book collector collapse

patois collapse: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

phone book collapse

booklover collapse

bibliophile collapse: someone who loves (and usually collects) books

bookmaker collapse: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races); a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books

bookworm collapse: someone who spends a great deal of time reading

record book collapse

printer collapse: a machine that prints; (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing; someone whose occupation is printing

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

dialect collapse: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

consonance collapse: the property of sounding harmonious; the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

bookdealer collapse: a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books

bookseller collapse: the proprietor of a bookstore

publisher collapse: a firm in the publishing business; a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music; the proprietor of a newspaper

librarian collapse: a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services

provincialism collapse: a lack of sophistication

Yankee collapse: an American (especially to non-Americans); an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War); used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

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