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[dik-shuh-ner-ee] / ˈdɪk ʃəˌnɛr i /


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A walking dictionary of Chinatown, Yu has been vocal about how “the older, poorer residents just can’t sustain a market.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“And I’ve always said the most important word in any dictionary around the world is the word ‘freedom.’”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Lawyers also dug up archaic legal tracts and 19th century dictionary entries defining the word “election.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

McMahon relied on dictionary definitions, one of which describes DEI as “the idea that people have equal rights and treatment and be welcomed and included.”

From Slate May 14, 2026

He had needed something that would explain Freud’s technical terminology, that would clarify the various shades of meaning the German words had—and he had found this dictionary of psychological terms.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

And I could go back to Google—just as I could have gone back to using dictionaries and library books.

From Slate May 6, 2026

Middle age enrichment included income level at age 40, access to resources such as magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often participants visited places like museums or libraries.

From Science Daily Apr. 15, 2026

I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like to have around, or at least would feel guilty about throwing away.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

The color namers at Pantone veer from the work of your Rolling Stones and Oxford dictionaries, taking in the year that was and forecasting the hue of the upcoming year.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

It is long and narrow, the walls covered with shelves that bear identical blue- gray books, thick and heavy as dictionaries.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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