Definition of dictionary-style - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

format writingorganized or written like a dictionary entry

She gave a dictionary-style explanation of each word.

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Adverb

manner of writingin the way dictionaries present or organize information

The words were listed dictionary-style for easy reference.

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Examples of dictionary-style in a sentence

He prefers dictionary-style definitions for clarity.
The glossary was arranged dictionary-style for clarity.
She formatted her notes dictionary-style for quick lookup.

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French:de type dictionnaire, selon le style d'un dictionnaire, ...
German:wörterbuchartig, so wie in Wörterbüchern dargestellt, ...
Italian:in stile dizionario, alla maniera di un dizionario, ...
Spanish:tipo diccionario, al estilo de diccionario, ...
Portuguese:ao estilo de dicionário, à maneira de dicionário, ...
Chinese:词典式的, 以词典方式, ...
Japanese:辞書風の, 辞書式に, ...
Arabic:قَامُوسِيّ, عَلَى طَرِيقَةِ الْقَامُوسِ, ...
Hebrew:בְּסִגְנוֹן מִלּוֹנִי, בְּסִגְנוֹן מִילוֹנִי, ...
Russian:словарный, в словарном порядке, ...
Ukrainian:словниковий, словниковим стилем, ...
Hindi:शब्दकोश-शैली का, शब्दकोश की तरह, ...
Bengali:অভিধান-শৈলীযুক্ত, অভিধান-শৈলীতে, ...
Catalan:estil diccionari, a l'estil diccionari, ...
Czech:slovníkový, ve slovníkovém stylu, ...
Danish:ordbogsagtig, ordbogsagtigt, ...
Dutch:woordenboekachtig, zoals in een woordenboek, ...
Greek:λεξικοειδής, με λεξικογραφικό τρόπο, ...
Hungarian:szótárszerű, szótárszerűen, ...
Khmer:មានទម្រង់ដូចធាតុបញ្ចូលក្នុងវចនានុក្រម, តាមរបៀបវចនានុក្រម, ...
Korean:사전식의, 사전식으로, ...
Persian:به سبک دیکشنری, به صورت دیکشنری, ...
Polish:słownikowy, słownikowo, ...
Portuguese (BR):no estilo de dicionário, como em dicionários, ...
Romanian:în stil dicționar, ca în dicționar, ...
Swedish:ordboksstil, ordboksmässigt, ...
Thai:แบบพจนานุกรม, ในลักษณะพจนานุกรม, ...
Turkish:sözlük tarzı, sözlük tarzında, ...
Vietnamese:theo kiểu từ điển, theo cách trình bày của từ điển, ...

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