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/ˈdɪkʃənˌɛriz/ /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛriz/

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noun

Wörterbuch, Lexikon

Examples :

"Students use dictionaries to understand the meaning of new words they learn in class. "

Schüler benutzen Wörterbücher, um die Bedeutung neuer Wörter zu verstehen, die sie im Unterricht lernen.

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noun

Das Wörterbuch, das Lexikon

(preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.

Examples :

""The debate raged about whether slang terms should be included in the dictionaries, focusing on their role as arbiters of proper language." "

Die Debatte tobte darüber, ob Slang-Begriffe in die Wörterbücher aufgenommen werden sollten, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf ihrer Rolle als Schiedsrichter der korrekten Sprache lag.

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noun

Nachschlagewerk, Lexikon

(by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.

Examples :

""The library has many dictionaries, including a biographical dictionary with information about famous people." "

Die Bibliothek hat viele Nachschlagewerke, darunter ein biographisches Lexikon mit Informationen über berühmte Persönlichkeiten.

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noun

Assoziatives Array, Datenstruktur

An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.

Examples :

"In computer programming, dictionaries store information like a real dictionary, except instead of looking up words to find definitions, you look up keys to find their associated values. "

In der Computerprogrammierung speichern assoziative Arrays Informationen wie ein echtes Wörterbuch, nur dass man anstelle von Wörtern nach Definitionen Schlüsseln sucht, um ihre zugehörigen Werte zu finden.

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verb

Nachschlagen

To look up in a dictionary.

Examples :

""If you don't know what 'ubiquitous' means, dictionaries it to find the definition." "

Wenn du nicht weißt, was 'allgegenwärtig' bedeutet, schlage es nach, um die Definition zu finden.

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verb

In ein Wörterbuch aufnehmen

To add to a dictionary.

Examples :

"The lexicographers dictionaries new slang words every year to keep the online dictionary up-to-date. "

Die Lexikographen nehmen jedes Jahr neue Slangwörter in das Wörterbuch auf, um das Online-Wörterbuch auf dem neuesten Stand zu halten.

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verb

Ein Wörterbuch erstellen, ein Wörterbuch verfassen

To compile a dictionary.

Examples :

"Linguists dictionaries new languages to help people understand them better. "

Linguisten erstellen Wörterbücher neuer Sprachen, um den Menschen zu helfen, sie besser zu verstehen.

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