dictionary

As nouns the difference between compendium and dictionary

is that compendium is a short, complete summary; an abstract while dictionary is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data.

As a verb dictionary is

(label) to look up in a dictionary.

As nouns the difference between dictation and dictionary

is that dictation is (uncountable) dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words while dictionary is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data.

As a verb dictionary is

(label) to look up in a dictionary.

In transitive terms the difference between index and dictionary

is that index is to arrange an index for something, especially a long text while dictionary is to add to a dictionary.

As a proper noun Index

is a town in Washington.

As nouns the difference between dictionary and similarity

is that dictionary is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data while similarity is closeness of appearance to something else.

As a verb dictionary

is (label) to look up in a dictionary.

In transitive terms the difference between dictionary and part

is that dictionary is to add to a dictionary while part is to divide in two.

In intransitive terms the difference between dictionary and part

is that dictionary is to appear in a dictionary while part is to be divided in two or separated; shed.

As an adjective part is

fractional; partial.

As an adverb part is

partly; partially; fractionally.

As a noun dictionary

is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data.

As a verb dictionary

is (label) to look up in a dictionary.

As an adjective encyclopedic is

of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.

As nouns the difference between codex and dictionary

is that codex is an early manuscript book while dictionary is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations, and other data.

As a verb dictionary is

to look up in a dictionary.

As nouns the difference between corpus and dictionary

is that corpus is body while dictionary is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data.

As a verb dictionary is

(label) to look up in a dictionary.

As a noun dictionary is

a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations and other data.

As a verb dictionary is

(label) to look up in a dictionary.

In computing terms the difference between tuple and dictionary

is that tuple is in some programming languages, a data type which is similar but distinct from the list data type, whose instances are characterized by having a rather fixed arity, and the elements of which instances can differ from each other by data type. (Note: this definition may overlap with the previous one. while dictionary is an associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.

As nouns the difference between tuple and dictionary

is that tuple is a finite sequence of terms while dictionary is a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations, and other data.

As a verb dictionary is

to look up in a dictionary.