Question

Write a short note on Dictionaries.

Answer 1

1.  A type of encyclopaedia giving word meanings arranged in alphabetical order is a ‘Dictionary’.
2. Dictionaries help the readers to know the meaning of the words and enrich their vocabulary.
3. Dictionaries have word meanings, synonyms and etymology.
4. There are many different kinds of dictionaries, including thesauruses, idiom and proverb dictionaries, dictionaries of terminology, etymology, and comprehensive dictionaries.