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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Synonyms for Dictionary
Encyclopedia and dictionary are semantically related in book topic. In some cases you can use "Encyclopedia" instead a noun "Dictionary", when it comes to topics like source, wordbook, book of word meanings. popular alternative
Nearby Word: diction
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia 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 Encyclopedia
Dictionary and encyclopedia are semantically related in book topic. You can use "Dictionary" instead a noun "Encyclopedia", if it concerns topics such as source. popular alternative
Nearby Words: encyclopedic, encyclopedist
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- reference and dictionary
- reference and encyclopedia
- volume and dictionary
- volume and encyclopedia
- language and dictionary
- language and encyclopedia
- book and dictionary
- book and encyclopedia
- album and dictionary
- album and encyclopedia
- textbook and dictionary
- textbook and encyclopedia
- novel and dictionary
- novel and encyclopedia
Both words in one sentence
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Because an encyclopedia is more in depth, and a dictionary is too short on each entry.
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Encyclopedia Exposita: The in-game dictionary is considered by some fans to be better written/more interesting than the game's script itself.
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A listing in an encyclopedia here, a music dictionary there, that was all the PR Francesco Zappa got for many centuries.
Source: Music / Francesco Zappa
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Encyclopedia and Dictionary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/encyclopedia
Dictionary & Encyclopedia. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/encyclopedia>.
Encyclopedia or Dictionary. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/encyclopedia.
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