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dictionary

noun as in book of word meanings

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His formulation might have the virtue of sending readers to the dictionary to learn a word from Greek mythology, but as a political categorization, it does not strike this observer as useful.

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The dictionary is Garner’s magnum opus, as essential to attorneys as Gray’s Anatomy is to physicians.

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Attorneys from both sides have turned to legal dictionaries to define the word “rebellion” in their favor, because the statute itself offers no clues.

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All these nuggets are drawn from “Unabridged,” in which Stefan Fatsis—a journalist, broadcaster and author—reflects on his love affair with the dictionary.

“I always say ‘tariffs’ is the most beautiful word to me in the dictionary,” he said at a rally after his inauguration in January.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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