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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries方言词典
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fāngyán cídiǎn
"这部方言词典记录了许多地方特有的词汇。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dictionary or lexicon of a particular dialect, regional idioms, or provincialisms.
"The historian consulted an old Swiss-German idioticon to understand the obscure rural terms used in the 17th-century manuscripts." - 2
A collection of words or phrases peculiar to a specific writer, group, or subject.
"His specialized idioticon of maritime slang proved invaluable to readers of classic sea fiction."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin 'idioticum', based on the Ancient Greek 'idiōtikos' meaning 'private, peculiar, proper to an individual or place', combined with the neuter suffix for a dictionary or collection. It entered English in the 19th century primarily through scholarly discourse to denote regional glossaries or collections of local idioms and dialects.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Idioticon"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Idioticon" is said worldwide
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idiotikon
Transliteration: idiotikon
"Le chercheur a analysé un idiotikon régional."
Idiotikon
Transliteration: Idiotikon
"Das Schweizerische Idiotikon dokumentiert die deutsche Mundart in der Schweiz."
idioticon
Transliteration: idioticon
"Il dizionario dialettale è un vero e proprio idioticon."
idioticón
Transliteration: idioticon
"El investigador consultó un idioticón local."
idioticon
Transliteration: idioticon
"O glossário regional funciona como um idioticon."
प्रादेशिक शब्दकोश
Transliteration: pradeshik shabdakosh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शोधकर्ता ने प्रादेशिक शब्दकोश का अध्ययन किया।"
方言词典
Transliteration: fāngyán cídiǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"这部方言词典记录了许多地方特有的词汇。"
방언 사전
Transliteration: bang-eon sajeon
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 학자는 지역 방언 사전을 참고했다."
方言辞典
Transliteration: hōgen jiten
Script: 日本語
"その研究者は地域の方言辞典を調査した。"
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