Dictionary and Manual

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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Manual and dictionary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manual" instead a noun "Dictionary".

Nearby Word: diction

Manual noun - A book used for instruction in a subject.

Usage example: an owner's manual comes with the camera

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Dictionary and manual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dictionary" instead a noun "Manual".

Nearby Word: manually

old	old dictionary	old manual
full	full dictionary	full manual
short	short dictionary	short manual
complete	complete dictionary	complete manual
Other adjectives: heavy, actual, entire, large, extensive, huge, official, literal, medical, online, oldest, Dutch, electronic.

A limited Lissit-to-English dictionary is provided in the manual, allowing players to translate most of the instances in the campaign.

Source: Con Lang
Star Trek 5 included a Klingon dictionary in its manual, which had to be used to advance past certain points.

Source: Copy Protection
The Super NES version had a comparatively simple manual, putting the most important info from the other versions' manuals in an in-game dictionary accessible from the main menu.

Source: Video Game / SimEarth

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