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masculine

/dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ/

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Translation

dictionary

Word origin

From Medieval Latin dictionarium, from dictio ('a saying, a word'), from dicere ('to say'). English dictionary, diction and dictate share the same Latin root.

Origin: Latin
Root: dictio
English cognates: dictionary, diction, dictate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldictionnaires

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J' bilingue devoirs .

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Two n's, not one: doubles the n where English "dictionary" has just the one, a spelling trap that is easy to miss because the pronunciation gives no hint either way.

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