"explanatory dictionary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: explanatory dictionaries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} explanatory dictionary (plural explanatory dictionaries)
  1. A monolingual general dictionary, a book that explains the meaning of a language's words using synonyms and definitions in that language. Coordinate_terms: dictionary Translations (Translations): тлумача́льны сло́ўнік (tlumačálʹny slóŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), verklarend woordenboek [neuter] (Dutch), selityssanakirja (Finnish), dictionnaire explicatif [masculine] (French), słownik objaśniający [masculine] (Polish), толко́вый слова́рь (tolkóvyj slovárʹ) [masculine] (Russian)

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