English dictionary

[ing-glish dik-shuh-ner-ee, ing-lish]

noun

plural

English dictionaries 

1. a dictionary in which most of the entry words and all of their definitions, as well as supplementary material, are in English; a monolingual English dictionary, such as Dictionary.com. Terms from other languages that are commonly used by speakers of English are given language labels and often the foreign as well as Anglicized pronunciations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of English dictionary¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

A word which baffled the producers of the latest series of Race Across the World is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update.

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In 2002, the phrase "up to eleven" entered an Oxford English Dictionary phrasebook to describe anything going beyond its supposed maximum.

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The Oxford English Dictionary says sandwiches are made of two thin slices of bread, usually buttered, "with a savoury… or other filling".

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The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries.

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The word entered the Oxford English Dictionary in the 1990s, but Caltrans says that as far as it can tell, “SigAlerts” just don’t show up in your average traffic apps.

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