Publication Characteristics

Dictionary

A reference book containing a list of words - usually in alphabetical order - giving information about form, pronunciation, etymology, grammar, and meaning. A foreign-language dictionary is an alphabetical list of words of one language with their meaning and equivalents in another language.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A reference book containing a list of words - usually in alphabetical order - giving information about form, pronunciation, etymology, grammar, and meaning. A foreign-language dictionary is an alphabetical list of words of one language with their meaning and equivalents in another language.

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3 entry terms
  • Dictionaries
  • Glossaries
  • Glossary

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Indexing Annotation

Discontinued for indexing 12/2024 - Indexers: Do not use; this heading is used as a Publication Type. Works on Dictionaries as a subject are indexed under the main heading DICTIONARIES AS TOPIC. INDEXER: Do not use

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History Note

2008(1991)

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  1. V02.310w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dictionary. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016437. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016437
  2. Dictionary. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary
  3. Dictionary. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23622