English Explanatory Dictionary

reverse dictionary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.
  2. A dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe.

Word forms

reverse dictionary reverse dictionaries

Synonyms

inverted dictionary

Related words

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