English Explanatory Dictionary

Unidentified Authorizing Dictionary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fictional supremely authoritative dictionary, supposed to be referenced by laypeople in discussions of "the dictionary".

Word forms

Unidentified Authorizing Dictionary the Unidentified Authorizing Dictionary

Etymology

Coined by English linguist Rosamund Moon in a 1989 paper (see first quote).

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