What does dictionnaire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word dictionnaire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dictionnaire in French.

The word dictionnaire in French means dictionary, bilingual dictionary, biographical dictionary, dictionary of quotations, rhyming dictionary, online dictionary, monolingual dictionary, [name of language]-only dictionary, specialized dictionary. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dictionnaire

dictionary

nom masculin (définition de mots triés par ordre alphabétique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je regarde le sens de ce mot dans le dictionnaire.
I look up the meaning of the word in the dictionary.

bilingual dictionary

nom masculin (dictionnaire de traduction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour étudier une langue, il faut un bon dictionnaire bilingue.
When studying a language, you need a good bilingual dictionary.

biographical dictionary

nom masculin (type de dictionnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dictionary of quotations

nom masculin (recueil de pensées, phrases)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rhyming dictionary

nom masculin (recueil de mots sonnants ensembles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

online dictionary

nom masculin (dictionnaire accessible sur Internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La secrétaire vérifie l'orthographe des mots sur un dictionnaire en ligne.

monolingual dictionary, [name of language]-only dictionary

nom masculin (dictionnaire n'utilisant qu'une langue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vaut mieux vérifier le vrai sens des mots dans un bon vieux dictionnaire monolingue.
It's best to check the real meaning of words in a good old monolingual dictionary. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. This an English-only dictionary.

specialized dictionary

nom masculin (dictionnaire d'un domaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aurais besoin d'un dictionnaire spécialisé en sciences naturelles.

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