Dictionary and Writing

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

Nearby Word: diction

Writing noun - Letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.

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Dictionary and writing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dictionary" instead a noun "Writing".

Nearby Words: write, writer, writ

old	old dictionary	old writing
good	good dictionary	good writing
normal	normal dictionary	normal writing
strong	strong dictionary	strong writing
Other adjectives: actual, bad, awful.

The characters spend most of the novel learning the language and, eventually, writing a full dictionary.

Source: Con Lang
It wasn't intended to actually stand for anything - they stayed up late writing names on a blackboard and eventually started running through a dictionary, picking out words at random.

Source: Music / R.E.M.
American English also has some spelling changes codified by Webster (eg, colour to color, defence to defense) when he was writing his dictionary.

Source: The Artifact / Other

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