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Collection of words and their meanings
A dictionary is a listing of words or lexemes—typically base forms—from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically, which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc. It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: DictionaryA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Dictionary of immune responses to cytokines at single-cell resolutionInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Devil's DictionaryThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Dictionary of protein secondary structure: Pattern recognition of hydrogen‐bonded and geometrical featuresCited 14,016 times
- Go sideways: LexicographyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Bilingual dictionaryA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each term's meanings or senses, often also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.
Noun A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.
Noun A reference work on a particular subject or activity in which the entries are arranged alphabetically; an alphabetical encyclopedia.
Noun The collection of words used or understood by a particular individual.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Dictionary of protein secondary structure: Pattern recognition of hydrogen‐bonded and geometrical features
Dictionary learning for integrative, multimodal and scalable single-cell analysis
REFMAC 5 dictionary: organization of prior chemical knowledge and guidelines for its use
The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA)
Hyperspectral Image Classification Using Dictionary-Based Sparse Representation
Label Consistent K-SVD: Learning a Discriminative Dictionary for Recognition
MR Image Reconstruction From Highly Undersampled k-Space Data by Dictionary Learning
Dictionary Learning
🆕 Influential since 2022
Dictionary of immune responses to cytokines at single-cell resolution
CDLNet: Collaborative Dictionary Learning Network for Remote Sensing Image Scene Classification
Disclosure Sentiment: Machine Learning vs. Dictionary Methods
Sparse Bayesian Learning-Based 3-D Radio Environment Map Construction—Sampling Optimization, Scenario-Dependent Dictionary Construction, and Sparse Recovery
Multi-Source Domain Transfer Discriminative Dictionary Learning Modeling for Electroencephalogram-Based Emotion Recognition
📚 Books worth reading
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce · 1840
Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical AntiquityEdwin M. Yamauchi, Wilson, Marvin R. · 2016
The Story of PhilosophyWill Durant, 讀書新聞社 · 1926
A Greek-English LexiconHenry George Liddell, Robert Scott · 1843
Dictionary of National BiographyGeorge Murray Smith, Sir Sidney Lee · 1885
The World Almanac for KidsJudith S. Levey, Elaine Israel · 1995
A Sanskrit-English dictionaryMonier Monier-Williams, Ernst Leumann · 1872
Historical encyclopedia of IllinoisNewton Bateman · 1899
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🔗 Related topics
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