English dictionary

[ ing-glish dik-shuh-ner-ee, or, often, ing-lish ]

noun

, plural Eng·lish dic·tion·ar·ies.

1. a dictionary in which most of the entry words and all of their definitions, as well as supplementary material, are in English; a monolingual English dictionary, such as Dictionary.com. Terms from other languages that are commonly used by speakers of English are given language labels and often the foreign as well as Anglicized pronunciations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of English dictionary¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

“Selfie” just won World of the Year from the Oxford English Dictionary.

From The Daily Beast

Does the Oxford English Dictionary belong naturally to the Internet?

From The Daily Beast

In the end, I sought out the opinion of the grand-daddy of all dictionaries, the authoritative Oxford English Dictionary.

From The Daily Beast

With a finger in each belt loop, they have even huffed and puffed and hauled their way up into the Oxford English Dictionary.

From The Daily Beast

Also a French and English Dictionary, where the parts of speech are ranged separately.

From Project Gutenberg

However, it called itself an English Dictionary, so it was proper enough that it should stick to English forms, perhaps.

From Project Gutenberg

It still calls itself an English Dictionary today, but it has quietly ceased to pronounce 'basket' as if it were spelt 'bahsket.'

From Project Gutenberg

For a discussion of the etymology, see the New English Dictionary, especially the concluding note with reference to authorities.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1755 occurred the famous dispute with Johnson over the dedication to the English Dictionary.

From Project Gutenberg