dictionary on historical principles
dictionary on historical principles noun: a type of scholarly dictionary that displays the history of lexical items through citations.
Noun
dictionary on historical principles (plural dictionaries on historical principles)
- A type of scholarly dictionary that displays the history of lexical items through citations.
- As such, dictionaries on historical principles not only treat pronunciation, grammatical category, etymology (word derivation and history), orthographical form, and semantic content (in the form of definitions), but do so from a historical perspective, displaying the changes (and stabilities) of...2017, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, page 2
- Synonyms:
- historical dictionary
Synonyms of dictionary on historical principles
Forms of dictionary on historical principles
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Questions about dictionary on historical principles
- What does dictionary on historical principles mean?
- Dictionary on historical principles means a type of scholarly dictionary that displays the history of lexical items through citations.
- What part of speech is dictionary on historical principles?
- Dictionary on historical principles is a noun.
- What is the plural of dictionary on historical principles?
- The plural of dictionary on historical principles is dictionaries on historical principles.
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