Dictionary and Reference

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

Reference and dictionary are semantically related in source topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Dictionary", when it comes to topics like book of word meanings.

Nearby Word: diction

Reference

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Synonyms for Reference

Dictionary and reference are semantically related in source topic. You can use "Dictionary" instead a noun "Reference", if it concerns topics such as printed matter with information.

Nearby Words: refer, referred, referenced, referential, referencing

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How words are described

known	known dictionary	known reference
good	good dictionary	good reference
full	full dictionary	full reference
particular	particular dictionary	particular reference
Other adjectives: complete, small, actual, entire, huge, bad, humorous, visual, literary.

Both words in one sentence

For reference, the Oxford English Dictionary defines a 'twat' as a 'small gap or forest clearing'.

Source: Did Not Do the Bloody Research
A Blackadder the Third episode has the title character making sacracstic reference to "Dictionary 2: Revenge of the Killer Dictionary".

Source: Revenge of the Sequel
The early editors of the Oxford English Dictionary commissioned actual lexicographers to cross-reference other Elizabethan texts to make sure that Shakespeare hadn't fooled them!

Source: The Catch Phrase Catches On

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Reference and Dictionary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/reference

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Reference or Dictionary. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictionary/reference.