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reverse dictionary

reverse dictionary noun: a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.

Noun

reverse dictionary (plural reverse dictionaries)

  1. A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.
  2. A dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe.
    Synonyms:
    inverted dictionary

reverse dictionary meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Persian

reverse dictionary in Hindi

a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
प्रतिलोम शब्दकोश pratilom śabdakoś

reverse dictionary in Tamil

மறுதலையகராதி பின்முறையகராதி

reverse dictionary in Persian

a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
فرهنگ زانسو

Synonyms of reverse dictionary

  • inverted dictionary

Forms of reverse dictionary

pluralreverse dictionaries

Questions about reverse dictionary

What does reverse dictionary mean?
Reverse dictionary means a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.
What is reverse dictionary in Hindi?
Reverse dictionary in Hindi is प्रतिलोम शब्दकोश (pratilom śabdakoś). See Reverse dictionary meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is reverse dictionary?
Reverse dictionary is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse dictionary?
The plural of reverse dictionary is reverse dictionaries.

Words near reverse dictionary in the dictionary

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  4. reverse cyclers
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  10. reverse dowry
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reverse dictionary (page history and authors); reverse dictionary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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