Dictionary
Dictionary noun - A reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order.
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Encyclopaedia and dictionary are semantically related in catalogue topic. In some cases you can use "Encyclopaedia" instead a noun "Dictionary".
Nearby Word: diction
Encyclopaedia
Encyclopaedia noun - A reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty.
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Synonyms for Encyclopaedia
Dictionary and encyclopaedia are semantically related in catalogue topic. You can use "Dictionary" instead a noun "Encyclopaedia".
Nearby Words: encyclopaedic, encyclopaedist
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- work and dictionary
- work and encyclopaedia
- fiction and dictionary
- fiction and encyclopaedia
- reference and dictionary
- reference and encyclopaedia
- description and dictionary
- description and encyclopaedia
- index and dictionary
- index and encyclopaedia
- catalogue and dictionary
- catalogue and encyclopaedia
- volume and dictionary
- volume and encyclopaedia
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The German dictionary and encyclopaedia Grimm currently consists (it is still updated an added to) of about 35 books between five and ten cm thick.
Source: Doorstopper
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Encyclopaedia and Dictionary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/encyclopaedia
Dictionary & Encyclopaedia. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/encyclopaedia>.
Encyclopaedia or Dictionary. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/encyclopaedia.
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