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Wordbook

A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.

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Dictionary 76% connected

A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.

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Gloss 76% connected

Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

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Glossary 76% connected

A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or scie…

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Lexicon 76% connected

A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of e…

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Onomasticon 76% connected

A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.

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Thesaurus 76% connected

A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.

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Vocabulary 76% connected

A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or aut…

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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