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dictionariese

dictionariese is the alternative form of dictionaryese.

Meaning of dictionaryese

Noun

dictionaryese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The style of language used in dictionary definitions, characterized by dry, straightforward, and occasionally awkward phrasing.
    • For a concise dictionary the extent of the German vocabulary dealt with is commendable and fairly searching spot-checks in many fields have shown no serious gaps, but an English reviewer must be forgiven for commenting on the ‘dictionaryese’ of some of the English renderings.1962, D. F. S. Scott, “Langenscheidts Handwörterbuch Deutsch–Englisch. Langenscheidt’s Concise Dictionary German–English. (Second Edition, Berlin 1960; pp. 672; published in England by Methuen; 17s....
    Synonyms:
    lexicographese

Questions about dictionariese

What is dictionariese the alternative form of?
Dictionariese is the alternative form of dictionaryese.

Words near dictionariese in the dictionary

  1. dictionarians
  2. dictionaric
  3. dictionaried
  4. dictionaries
  5. dictionaries on historical principles
  6. dictionariese
  7. dictionarily
  8. dictionarise
  9. dictionarised
  10. dictionarises
  11. dictionarising

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