When we do not know what a word means, we refer the dictionary. It is also known as a Lexicon or Vocabulary and basically contains a collection of words of one or more specific languages listed in alphabetical order along with their usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information. A dictionary typically includes each separate meaning in the order of most common usage in the case of multiple words with multiple meanings. The history of the dictionary is a very broad subject and The oldest known dictionaries were Akkadian Empire cuneiform tablets with bilingual Sumerian-Akkadian wordlists, discovered in Ebla (modern Syria) and dated roughly 2300 BCE. There are many ways in which a dictionary can be depicted. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book, but some newer dictionaries, like StarDict and the New Owford English Dictionary are dictionary software running on PDAs or computers. There are also many online dictionaries accessible via the Internet.
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