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A tells you the meanings of words. You can find a word because they are placed in alphabetical order. A dictionary also tells you what part of speech the word is, how to pronounce it, and sometimes has tables of other information in the front and back (such as weights and measures, etc.)

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Day-to-day spellings, meaning, pronunciation Abridged dictionary (known also as desk, concise or pocket) Concise Oxford Dictionary, Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
Unusual or less common words Unabridged dictionary Webster's Third New International Dictionary
Technical or specialised words Subject dictionary

Glossary

The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Dictionary of Science

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Slang Dictionary of slang The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
Specific parts of things Pictorial dictionary Ultimate Visual Dictionary
Pronunciation Pronouncing dictionary English Pronouncing Dictionary
Thesaurus Dictionary of thesaurus or synonyms Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, The Oxford Thesaurus: an A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms

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