DESK DICTIONARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does desk dictionary mean? 

• DESK DICTIONARY (noun)
  The noun DESK DICTIONARY has 1 sense:

1. an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand

  Familiarity information: DESK DICTIONARY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESK DICTIONARY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

collegiate dictionary; desk dictionary

Hypernyms ("desk dictionary" is a kind of...):

dictionary; lexicon (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)