Dictionary

The dictionary is an alphabetical listing of words, in any given language or cross-language, which provides definitions, proper pronunciation, correct spelling, and derivations as well as any restrictive labels attached to a word. A good dictionary is an invaluable tool for anyone who uses the written word and would like to do so more effectively and correctly.

Robert Cawdrey's "Table Alphabetical," first printed in 1604, is generally regarded to be the first fully developed representative of the monolingual dictionary in English.  One of the earliest known dictionaries was written in Latin and compiled during the reign of Augustus. The Chinese had a dictionary in the third century B.C.  In 1806, Noah Webster compiled his dictionary of the English language, America's first dictionary. The British Philological Society to begin compiling a comprehensive dictionary, which would later become the Oxford English Dictionary.

Dictionaries are found in book form, online for free or paid, and as software programs for computers, and PDAs.

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• Boss: Rock & Roll Dictionary

  
  Rock and Roll Guru — Authority: 144
  Boss : a person who is always early on the days you’re late, and late on the days you’re early. Not to be confused with The Boss , Bruce Springsteen, who the kids and I are gonna see rock it tonight at Milwaukee’s Bradley Center.
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• Things You Ought To Know First Before Undergoing Liposuction Surgery

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  According to the medical dictionary of Medline Plus, liposuction is the removal of excess body fat by suction with specialized surgical equipments, typically performed by a plastic surgeon.With the removal of excess body fat, the body appearance improves and evens out distorted body parts. Breasts, buttocks, abdomen, ...
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• Iphone Dictionary

  
  Pro Freelance Projects — Authority: 179
  i need to create iPhone app to work as dictionary.to translate from 3 languages Arabic – ArabicArabic – EnglishGo to SourcePost similar project
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• Iphone Dictionary

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 179
  I need to create iPhone app to work as dictionary. to translate from 3 languages Arabic – Arabic Arabic – English
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• ennui

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 127
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 15, 2009 is: ennui • \ahn-WEE\  • noun : a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom Example sentence: In reaction to the ennui that he was feeling after working for twelve years in an unchallenging position, Darrell began to look for a new ...
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• Blind ornithologist seeks to create digitised bird-call directory (Feature)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  By Soudhriti BhabaniKolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) He is blind but can recognise more than 200 types of birds by their calls. He treks in the high Himalayas with gusto, transcending his physical inabilities to commune with nature.Meet Arup Chakraborty, 54, an employee of Eastern Railway’s (ER) commercial division at the ...
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• Unix to Windows API dictionary project

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  As an HPC cross platform developer, I have spent a good part of my 20s working on scientific codes under different operating systems.
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• Addled: Rock & Roll Dictionary

  
  Rock and Roll Guru — Authority: 144
  Addled : the type of brained you are if you’re not left brained or right brained.
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• An Easy To Use Dictionary and Translator for Bloggers

  
  Techtites - Your daily dose of all things tech! — Authority: 120
  As a blogger, I know that dictionaries are things I just can’t manage without. And by dictionaries, I mean software that is a dictionary. I can’t reach over to my actual dictionary every time I come across a word I don’t the meaning to. Looking for the word in an actual dictionary takes up valuable time which I ...
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• Getting the Maximum out of Google AdSense: Strategy Classification

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 142
  Getting the Maximum out of Google AdSense: Strategy Classification Google AdSense program has given an altogether new purpose to websites. Besides serving content or selling products and services, websites are now being used to generate revenue through serving Google AdSense Ads. The webmasters employ various ...
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• Soia & Kyo Winter 2009

  
  urbanebloc - Here and There, Fashion and Style Blog, Toronto Fashion, Toronto Beauty, Toronto Style — Authority: 130
    It’s not getting any warmer outside. On the upside, the cold weather creates the perfect excuse to start shopping around for some new outerwear. If you’re looking for something different this year (I’m personally looking to retire the ol’ black peacoat), check out Soia & Kyo for its collection of ...
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• Healthy Hope

  
  Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship — Authority: 421
  During this weeks interview, I introduce the notion of "healthy hope" and illustrate how this hope evolves as your circumstances change and your outlook matures. Heres another example: Since I...
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• Numerical Orderliness

  
  I Am The Cheese — Authority: 425
    Someone should make a numerical dictionary. I keep forgetting how to write “ six trillion seven hundred and forty four billion eight hundred and ninety two million five hundred and thirty one thousand nine hundred and seventy two “. I don’t think my dictionary is very good with numbers.   note: ...
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• Getting paid through AdSense program

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 142
  Getting paid through AdSense program Once you have setup your AdSense account and updated your website with AdSense code, you would surely be looking forward to earning some revenue from the AdSense Ads. Though revenue will start accruing to your AdSense account almost immediately, the actual payments to you are ...
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• perspicuous

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 127
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 14, 2009 is: perspicuous • \per-SPIK-yuh-wus\  • adjective : plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation Example sentence: "His language is very pure, perspicuous, and to the point." (John Kaminski, The ...
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• Top 4 Tips for getting the best results from your AdSense Ads

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 142
  The revenue that you earn from Google AdSense program is totally dependent on you and your abilities. Here are some tips that you can use to get the best results from your AdSense Ads: 1. Use channels: Channels help you in conducting a better analysis of the performance of your AdSense Ads. You can use custom ...
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• unruly visual dictionary

  
  unruly helpmeet — Authority: 127
  The unruly children present: A Visual Dictionary Ballerina: Anyone who buys a used leotard for $1.50 and spins around a lot * Big Kid: Someone who stays up late, has special treats, rides a bigger bike, jumps very high, runs so so fast, has more frequent birthdays, and doesnt have to wear pants ...
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• White Picket Fences

  
  Christy's Book Blog — Authority: 125
  Mias x-ray showed that her elbow has healed enough for her to go without a cast, for which we are all so happy! I dropped her off at school after the appointment, and she must have overused the arm, because she was in tears when she got off of the bus from pain, and shes wearing the sling again just to offer some ...
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• Hypocritical: Rock & Roll Dictionary

  
  Rock and Roll Guru — Authority: 144
  Hypocritical : writing a book celebrating atheism and then praying it will sell.
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• Find Your Niche - The Internet Marketer’s Goldmine

  
  Free Internet Marketing Information — Authority: 159
  If you haven’t heard the word ‘niche’ being batted around by Internet Marketers then you haven’t been listening. Finding a niche has become the antidote to competing in overly saturated online markets. What is a niche? According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary a niche is described as “a place, ...
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