desk dictionary

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscollegiate dictionary

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Questions about desk dictionary

What does desk dictionary mean?

desk dictionary means "an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand".

What is another word for desk dictionary?

Close synonyms include collegiate dictionary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is desk dictionary a common word?

desk dictionary is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.