English word senses marked with topical category "Reference works"
Parent categories: Books, Literature, Mass media, Culture, Entertainment, Writing, Media, Society, Human behaviour, Language, Communication, Human
Subcategories: Dictionaries
Total 58 word senses
- A to Z (Noun) Any of a set of street maps of most British towns and cities; properly the Geographer's A–Z Street Atlas.
- AHD (Proper name) Initialism of American Heritage Dictionary.
- ChD (Proper name) Abbreviation of Chambers Dictionary.
- DCHP (Proper name) Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles.
- Encyclopedia Galactica (Proper name) A compendium of all knowledge, or most of the important knowledge, an encyclopedia for a galaxy-spanning civilization. A sci-fi analog of the Encyclopedia Britannica. This term is used in many works by many authors, and prominently found in Douglas Adams' Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.
- Kangxi (Proper name) The Kangxi Dictionary, a dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day.
- LDE (Proper name) Initialism of Longman Dictionary of the English Language.
- MED (Proper name) Initialism of Middle English Dictionary.
- MW (Proper name) Initialism of Merriam-Webster: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries
- MWU (Proper name) Initialism of Midwestern University.
- Nighantu (Noun) A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories.
- OAL (Proper name) Initialism of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (of Current English).
- OED (Proper name) Initialism of Oxford English Dictionary.
- OLD (Proper name) Initialism of Oxford Latin Dictionary.
- OLD (Noun) Abbreviation of online dating.
- Oxford (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
- Oxford (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
- Oxford (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- RHD (Proper name) Initialism of Random House Dictionary of the English Language.
- RHU (Proper name) Initialism of Random House Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged.
- Richard Snary (Noun) A dictionary.
- TLL (Proper name) Initialism of Thesaurus Linguae Latinae.
- Unidentified Authorizing Dictionary (Proper name) A fictional supremely authoritative dictionary, supposed to be referenced by laypeople in discussions of "the dictionary".
- Wiktionary (Proper name) A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).
- almanac (Noun) A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
- atlas (Noun) A family of coordinate charts that cover a manifold.
- atlas (Noun) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.
- atlas (Noun) A sheet of paper measuring 26 inches by 34 inches.
- bilingual dictionary (Noun) A translation dictionary in two languages.
- clavis (Noun) A glossary.
- concordance (Noun) Agreement of words with one another; concord.
- cyclopaedia (Noun) An encyclopedia.
- dictionary (Noun) A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (senses), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.
- directory (Noun) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
- encyclopedia (Noun) A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
- ephemeris (Noun) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.
- gazetteer (Noun) A newspaper.
- glossary (Noun) A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
- handbook (Noun) A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.
- holdall (Noun) A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
- idioticon (Noun) A dictionary of a specific dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary.
- kosha (Noun) Any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy.
- law dictionary (Noun) A dictionary designed to give information about terms used in the world of law.
- lexicon (Noun) A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
- metadictionary (Noun) An online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.
- phrasebook (Noun) A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
- pocket dictionary (Noun) A small portable dictionary.
- pronouncing dictionary (Noun) A dictionary that provides pronunciation of words, usually in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
- pronunciation dictionary (Noun) A dictionary that provides pronunciation of words, usually in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
- reference work (Noun) A compendium of information which is not generally intended to be read from beginning to end but rather consulted on a spot basis, and is compiled for ease of reference; especially, a reference book, whether in print, digital, or both.
- rime book (Noun) Synonym of rime dictionary
- rime dictionary (Noun) A historical type of Chinese character dictionary that collates characters by rime and tone (pronunciation) rather than by radical. It does not necessarily provide definitions.
- superdictionary (Noun) An exceptionally comprehensive dictionary, which includes all other dictionaries.
- thesaurus (Noun) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
- translation dictionary (Noun) A dictionary that provides translations between two or more languages.
- vade mecum (Noun) A useful object, constantly carried on one's person.
- wiktionary (Noun) Any online lexicon resembling Wiktionary.
- yearbook (Noun) A reference book, published annually.
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