dictionaric
UK/ˈdɪkʃənˌɛɹɪk/
dictionaric adjective: of or pertaining to a dictionary; of a type or style commonly found in a dictionary.
Adjective
dictionaric (comparative more dictionaric, superlative most dictionaric)
- Of or pertaining to a dictionary; of a type or style commonly found in a dictionary.
- I have always held that a book should contain that which is characteristic of its author. Most of our books are dictionaric or encyclopedic ; many are faintly altered duplicates of those which preceded them.1902, Alexander Hubert Providence Leuf, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Menopause: Being a Revised and Enlarged Reissue of Three Serial Articles Appearing in "The Medical Council", The Medical Council, page v
- Although touted as an encyclopedia, the BASIC Handbook is instead dictionaric; there are no lengthy explanations of programming theory or “tricks of the trade,” but this is a complete, readable, and usable reference to the BASIC language.1983, Bohdan S. Wynar (ed.), American Reference Books Annual, Libraries Unlimited, volume 14, page 719
Forms of dictionaric
| comparative | more dictionaric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dictionaric |
Origin of dictionaric
From dictionary + -ic. By surface analysis, diction + -aric.
Questions about dictionaric
- What does dictionaric mean?
- Dictionaric means of or pertaining to a dictionary; of a type or style commonly found in a dictionary.
- What part of speech is dictionaric?
- Dictionaric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dictionaric?
- Dictionaric is pronounced /ˈdɪkʃənˌɛɹɪk/ (UK).
Words near dictionaric in the dictionary
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