standard dictionary

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standard
adjective
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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dictionary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/us
/ˈdɪk.ʃən.er.i/
a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings, or gives a word for them in another language; an electronic product giving similar information on a computer, ...
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The book is easy to use, following a slightly altered version ofstandarddictionaryprocedure.
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Most of these missing items, though correct 'words' in the context of the corpus, are not items one would normally expect to find, in that form, in astandarddictionary.
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Our training means that for us the word "quality" has a meaning quite different from thestandarddictionarydefinition.
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Of these examples, flower is an invented meaning by back-formation from the -er suffix, which can not be confirmed in astandarddictionary.
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Beneath thestandarddictionary(meanings, usages) entry comes the encyclopedic section.
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Computer-assisted translation can includestandarddictionaryand grammar software.
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The words must be defined in astandarddictionary.
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He is editor in chief of thestandarddictionaryof the ancient vernacular nm written language.
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This would be considered astandarddictionaryattack when guessing usernames for e-mail addresses.
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Both standard dictionaries and pronunciation dictionaries have come a long way since then, in some if not all respects.
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The majority of those who consult slang or standard dictionaries do not require such academic extras.
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The standard dictionaries have been consulted.
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