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Dictionary
* All dictionaries give the phonetic spelling of a word.
* Any dictionary database of words and their meanings.
* Dictionaries Also includes general-interest lexicons, thesauri, encyclopedias, etc
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  - Get a translation of words into sign language
  - Includes thesauruses and specialized dictionaries
  - Leads to dozens of dictionaries of all kind-language, slang and technical
  - also indicate the idiomatic use of prepositions
* Dictionaries are a familiar format, with their alphabetical lists of words and definitions
  - set of hash files optimized for fast lookup
  - alphabetical lists of words and their definitions
  - books which contain lists of words in alphabetical oder
  - businesses
  - but the depositories of words already legitimated by usage
  - human creations and, as such, are subject to human error
* Dictionaries are located in classrooms
  - libraries
  - tables
  - many, and some are dedicated to individual philosophers
  - quite simple too, since they are just lists of term pairs
  - reference work
  - very important in learning any language and have their own standards of comparison
  - witnesses
* Dictionaries can be general in scope or dedicated to a particular subject area
  - in print or digital form
* Dictionaries contain an alphabetized list of unconnected items, usually words
  - information external to the individual, that supports their work
  - lists of words in alphabetical order
  - slightly different definitions of a democracy and a republic
* Dictionaries define 'entitlement' as a just claim, a right, or a title
  - an animal as a creature that has intelligence, sensation, and movement
  - civility succinctly
  - educate as to persuade to feel, act, and believe in a desired way
  - ethics as doing what's good or moral
  - requiem as a hymn, composition, or service for the dead
  - waste as useless or worthless material
  - exist as both tool and object
  - grow with the increase in literary output
* Dictionaries have a great impact on usage
  - single key, and that key provides the only way to access information
  - no concept of order among elements
  - help by defining subject specific terms
  - include definition
* Dictionaries includes artwork
  - cartoons
  - entry words
  - list long-term as an adjective, and spell it with a hyphen
* Dictionaries only give the meaning of a word as it is used at the time the dictionary is written
  - record the way in which words are used in different contexts
* Dictionaries provide a simple mechanism for single-keyed databases
  - definitions of terms and concepts
* Dictionaries provide information about the uses, meanings, and history of words
  - with respect to the function of words, i.e., noun, verb, etc
  - spelling, definitions, usage of words, and often pronunciation and etymology
  - specifies directories containing password check dictionaries
  - supply alphabetical lists of people and key terms used within specific disciplines
  - use a complex method of letters, symbols, and markings to represent the pronunciation
* Many dictionaries contain biographical information about important figures
  - have different sorts of information to encyclopedias
* Most dictionaries can help with pronunciation of place names
  - define a story as a narrative account of a real or imagined event or events
* Some dictionaries go back more than a century
  - help scientists
+ Encyclopedia, Types of encyclopedias: Reference works
  * Many dictionaries have different sorts of information to encyclopedias. Examples are the Dictionary of National Biography, the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, and Black's Law Dictionary.