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/ˈdɪkʃəˌneɹi/DIK-shuh-neh-ree

/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/DIK-shuh-neh-ree

Meaninga book of sayings

Common meaning: a book listing words with their meanings

dictto say, speakLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 570 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result
aryending: linked with, or a place for

Journey through time

Latindīcō, dīxī, dictum‘to say, speak’
Englishdictionary‘a book listing words with their meanings’ · today

dict also in: dictate diction predict verdict contradict

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dīcō ‘to say, speak’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dīcō, p. 570 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry VERDICT, p. 683 · dictionary scan

Roots

dīcō, dīxī, dictum Latin “to say, speak”

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