"dictionary" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dictionary",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dictionaries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "dictionaries"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You are reading an online dictionary right now."
        },
        {
          "text": "The words in a printed dictionary are in alphabetical order."
        },
        {
          "text": "I looked up the dictionary to find the meaning of the word business."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dictionary is a book that tells you what words mean, and how to spell them. A lot of dictionaries will also tell you about etymology (where words come from) and pronunciation (how to speak them)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-dictionary-en-noun-CgIj0ePu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lexicon"
        },
        {
          "word": "wordbook"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ri/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dIkS@n(@)ri/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "dĭk'shə-nĕr\"ē",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪkʃənˌɛri/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dIkS@n%Eri/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-dictionary.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-dictionary.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dictionary"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dictionary",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dictionaries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "dictionaries"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You are reading an online dictionary right now."
        },
        {
          "text": "The words in a printed dictionary are in alphabetical order."
        },
        {
          "text": "I looked up the dictionary to find the meaning of the word business."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dictionary is a book that tells you what words mean, and how to spell them. A lot of dictionaries will also tell you about etymology (where words come from) and pronunciation (how to speak them)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lexicon"
        },
        {
          "word": "wordbook"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ri/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dIkS@n(@)ri/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "dĭk'shə-nĕr\"ē",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪkʃənˌɛri/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dIkS@n%Eri/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-dictionary.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-dictionary.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dictionary"
}