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A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed words in a specific language, with good definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, and other information;[1] or a book of alphabetically listed words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon.[1]
In many languages, words can appear in many different forms, but only the undeclined or unconjugated form appears as the headword in most dictionaries. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book, but some newer dictionaries, like StarDict and the New Oxford American Dictionary on Mac OS X, are dictionary software running on PDAs or computers. There are also many online dictionaries accessible via the Internet.
A multi-volume Latin dictionary in the University Library of Graz.
