Definition of Etymological dictionary

1. Noun. A dictionary giving the historical origins of each word.

Generic synonyms: Dictionary, Lexicon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Etymological Dictionary

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etuis
etux
etwee
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etymological hybrid
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Literary usage of Etymological dictionary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, George Walter Prothero (1836)
"1830. 8. A Glossary of North Country Words. By John Trotter Brocket!, FSA Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1829. 9. An etymological dictionary of the Scottish Language. ..."

2. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"BREWER (EC) etymological dictionary of difficult words, pp.1565. Land. 1882. ... SKEAT (WW) etymological dictionary of the English Language, pp. 844. ..."

3. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"... etymological dictionary OF THE SCO THF letter A has, In the Scottish language, fear different sounds :. A broad, as in Б, all. wall. U Is often added, ..."

4. A Manual of English Prose Literature: Biographical and Critical, Designed by William Minto (1881)
"Being a Reprint of the Appendix to the 'School etymological dictionary and Word-Book. For Use in Schools. By the Same. 6d. ..."

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