Dixnary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪks(ə)nəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dixnary is a noun meaning (India) Misspelling of dictionary.
Meaning
(India) Misspelling of dictionary.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Pronunciation spelling of dictionary.
Example Sentences
de-ſi-er deſire / dix-na-ry dictionary / di-viſ-yun diviſion
"MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals. "Are you in your senses? Replace the Dixonary in the closet, and never venture to take such a liberty in future.".
Yes, but then the triumph of learning is that it leaves something done solidly for ever. Everybody knows now about dialect, owing to his dixery [Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary].
But it is well for him to get away from the Dixery. I hate to think of his giving his life for the lives of fellows of whom we were blessedly ignorant ; they were most of them dead or damned , and we hoped we were rid of 'em.
Word Forms
- dixnaries
- dixery
- dixonary
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dictionnary, gazetteer, dern, crosswordese, nomenclation, nomenclature.
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