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It originates from the term‘diction’ meaning ‘a mode of expression’. It deals with the collection of general words either of a language or special terms of a particular subject. It usually defines terms and gives their alternate or variant spellings, pronunciations, syllabication, part of speech, etc. In a nutshell it deals with words.  \nAlternate works which deal with words:  \n􀁹 Glossary  \n􀁹 Lexicon  \n􀁹 Thesaurus  \n􀁹 Vocabulary  \nCombination of Dictionary with other Reference Sources:  \n􀁹 Dictionary-cum-Thesaurus  \n􀁹 Encyclopaedic Dictionary  \nCategories of Dictionaries  \n􀂉 General Language Dictionary  \n􀂉 Special Dictionary  \n􀂉 Subject Dictionary  \n􀂉 Translating Dictionary  \n􀁹 General Language Dictionary can be further categorised as- 1.According to purpose:  \nPrescriptive dictionaries-to set authoritative standards for spelling, pronunciation, meaning and usage.  \nDescriptive Dictionaries-to record the words of a language with all their spellings, pronunciation, meaning and usage.  \n2. According to size  \nUnabridged, Semi-abridged, Abridged, 3. According to volumes  \nSingle Volume, Multi Volume  \n4. According to User‘s age  \n􀁹 Special Dictionaries-compiled to deal with special purpose or aspects of a language.  \n1. Dictionaries covering specific linguistic aspects of the work.  \n2. Dictionaries covering a special type or class of words.  \n3. Dictionaries dealing with literary aspects and catering to special group of prersons.  \n􀁹 Translating Dictionary Bilingual Multilingual (polyglot)  \n􀁹 Subject Dictionaries Unabridged or abridged Single volume or Multivolume Bilingual or Multilingual  \n􀁹 Uses  \nA quick reference tool A language standardiser  \nA language recorder A vocabulary builder  \nQuestions answered by Dictionaries  \n􀁹 Definitions  \n􀁹 Orthography  \n􀁹 Pronunciation  \n􀁹 Grammar  \n􀁹 Etymology  \n􀁹 Synonyms  \n􀁹 Regionalisms  \nOxford English Dictionary (OED)  \n􀁹 The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded asthe accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600 ,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.  \n􀁹 As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from dictionaries of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings. One can find present-day meanings in the OED, but also find the history of individual words, and of the language—traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.","cbCaieNBvsaoTkrh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieNBvsaoTkrh","pdf",139512,22,"English","# Dictionaries\n## Meaning and origin of the word dictionary\n## Alternate works and reference combinations\n## Categories of dictionaries\n## Questions answered by dictionaries\n## Oxford English Dictionary (OED) overview","[{\"question\":\"What is a dictionary and what does it primarily do?\",\"answer\":\"A dictionary is a collection of words that defines terms and provides information such as alternate spellings, pronunciations, syllabication, and parts of speech. 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