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metadictionary

metadictionary noun: an online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.

Noun

metadictionary (plural metadictionaries)

  1. An online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.
    • XML can also be used to create metadictionaries, or vocabularies, for databases. These metadictionaries can be used by applications that need to access other external data sources.2008, Peter Rob, Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management, page 788

Forms of metadictionary

pluralmetadictionaries

Origin of metadictionary

From meta- + dictionary.

Questions about metadictionary

What does metadictionary mean?
Metadictionary means an online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.
What part of speech is metadictionary?
Metadictionary is a noun.
What is the plural of metadictionary?
The plural of metadictionary is metadictionaries.

Words near metadictionary in the dictionary

  1. metadiabase
  2. metadiaphyseal
  3. metadiaphyses
  4. metadiaphysis
  5. metadictionaries
  6. metadictionary
  7. metadiegetic
  8. metadiorite
  9. metadirectories
  10. metadirectory
  11. metadisciplinary

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