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Dictionary definition: a book or digital resource (such as Dictionary.com) containing a selection of words and information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, derived forms, etc., in either the same or another language; lexicon; glossary.
English dictionary definition: a dictionary in which most of the entry words and all of their definitions, as well as supplementary material, are in English; a monolingual English dictionary, such as Dictionary.com. Terms from other languages that are commonly used by speakers of English are given language labels and often the foreign as well ...
the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities. the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc., as found in dictionaries.
Browse definitions and meanings of words that begin with the letter "A" at Dictionary.com.
English definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.. See examples of ENGLISH used in a sentence.
a prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, especially of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns ( inattention; indefensible; inexpensive; inorganic; invariable ).
First recorded in 1515–25. From the Middle French de cap a pe, meaning “from head to foot.”. EXAMPLES OF CAP-A-PIE. Cap-a-pie in winter gear, she walked to the coffee shop during the snowstorm. The knights were dressed cap-a-pie in armor, ready for battle.
to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed: He searched the vase for signs of a crack. The police searched the suspect for weapons. Synonyms: inspect. to explore or examine in order to discover: They searched the hills for gold.
We’ll break down the words that are new to the dictionary, newly added, or newly revised (such as the AI sense of hallucinate). Keep in mind that words that are new to the dictionary are not always new to the language (or even remotely recent), but their growth and change is just as interesting.