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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)

  1. (rare) 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

comparativemore dictionaric
superlativemost 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

  1. dictionally
  2. dictionarese
  3. dictionarial
  4. dictionarian
  5. dictionarians
  6. dictionaric
  7. dictionaried
  8. dictionaries
  9. dictionaries on historical principles
  10. dictionariese
  11. dictionarily

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