The word ‘Dictionary’ is derived from the latin word ‘dictionarium ‘ literally meaning ‘a repertory’ of dictions, i.e. phrases and words. A Dictionary is also called a ‘lexion’ and hence the science of compiling dictionaries is called ‘lexicography’. There are a few types of dictionaries. The most common type of a monolingual dictionary words (or certain specified classes of them) so as to set forth their orthography, pronunciation, ...
