A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages , often alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), with usage of information, definitions , etymologies , phonetics , pronunciations , translation, and other information; [1] or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon . [1] It is a lexicographical product designed for utility and function, curated with selected data, presented in a way that shows inter-relationship among the data. [2] A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries . Specialized dictionaries do not contain information about words that are used in language for general purposes—words used by ordinary people in everyday situations. Lexical items that describe concepts in specific fields are usually called terms instead of words, altho...