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: a reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and that gives information about the words' meanings, forms, pronunciations, etc.

dictionary, reference book that lists words in order—usually, for Western languages, alphabetical—and gives their meanings. In addition to its basic ...

DEFINITION meaning: 1 : an explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, etc. a statement that defines a word, phrase, etc.; 2 : a statement that describes ...

used in phrases like for all someone knows and for all someone cares to say that someone does not know, care, etc., about something.

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ONLINE meaning: 1 : connected to a computer, a computer network, or the Internet; 2 : done over the Internet.

INFORMATION meaning: 1 : knowledge that you get about someone or something facts or details about a subject; 2 : a service that telephone users can call to ...

LINK meaning: 1 : to join or connect (two or more things, places, etc.) together; 2 : to connect (someone or something) to a system, network, etc.

1 · belonging to, relating to, or connected with (someone or something) ; 2 · used to indicate that someone or something belongs to a group of people or things ; 3.

Piece of work (noun) · Work of art (noun) · Bed of roses (noun)