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A dictionary is a listing of words or lexemes—typically base forms—from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically, which may include information on definitions, usag
Langenscheidt dictionaries in various languages
A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini
The oldest known dictionaries are cuneiform tablets such as this synonyms list from the Library of Ashurbanipal.
Catalan-Latin dictionary from the year 1696 with more than 1000 pages. Gazophylacium Dictionary.
A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. It is among the most influential dictionaries in the hi
Dictionary
…words with careful distinctions, compiled by William Lloyd. Elisha Coles published his "English Dictionary" in 1676. It was not until Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) that a more reliable English dictionary was produced. Many people today mistakenly believe that Johnson wrote the first English dictionary: a…
Samuel Johnson's Folio (1755) and Abridged (1756) Dictionaries together
Close up of pages for M entries in the Folio and Abridged Dictionaries of 1755 and 1756 by Samuel Johnson