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A reference work with a list of words from one or more specific languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning

A dictionary, also called vocabulary, is a collection of words in one or more languages, normally listed alphabetically, along with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information.

Books of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon, are also called dictionaries.

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Help with "Deutsch als Fremdspache" dictionary needed

I am using the Langenscheidt "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" dictionary and cannot figure out what the [-f] and [-v-] mean in the following entry: Genitiv [-f] der; -s, -e [-v-];Ling I can't seem to find it in the Hinweise.
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German RegEx-dictionary

I'm looking for something like this: http://www.visca.com/regexdict/, but for the German language. does anyone know of a website, or application, that provides this functionality? I've tried Langenscheidt, Duden, and worder.cat; the former two don't…
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Was bedeutet "verblasst" innerhalb von Bedeutungsangaben im Wörterbuch?

Zur Seite bestimmten Bedeutungen im Duden, bin ich dem Wort "verblasst" begegnet in Bezug auf den Gebrauch des Wortes, z.B. in vornehmen (4). Nach dem ich die Bedeutung[en] des Verbs "verblassen" gelesen habe, die etwa "blass, schwächer werden" ist,…
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Is there any online German dictionary similar to Cambridge Dictionary or Macmillan Dictionary?

When I began learning English, I preferred using Cambridge Dictionary or Macmillan Dictionary to learn vocabulary. This is because they not only explain the meaning of a word in a simple phrase but also they have the functionalities of…
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What does the following dictionary note mean: [ ' - - - ]?

As I was looking up the word durchdringen in dict.cc, I noticed the following notes: [ ' - - - ], [ ' - - ], [- ' - - ], [ - ' - ]. What do they mean? Here's how the dictionary entry for durchdringen looks like in dict.cc: VERB1 durchdringen [ ' -…
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How to perform an advanced search of German nouns in Wiktionary restricting both gender and ending?

I hope you could give this question a try before closing it. It's, admittedly, not directly related to German, but if a successful answer is provided, I'm sure it will be useful – at least for German learners – in finding counterexamples. Moreover,…
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German dictionary with reverse words

Is there a German online dictionary that renders all (standard) German words by inputting the last letters? Say, you input “nebierhcs”, then you get, for instance, schreiben, abschreiben, anschreiben, … (and perhaps some words I'm missing…
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German to English word division

I'm looking for a German to English dictionary which for example, when I search for the word "Wörterbuch", it shows: Wort: Word Buch: Book Is there anything like this?
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Was bedeutet die erste Flexion im Wörterbuch?

Mein Wörterbuch hat zwei Flexionen nach jedem Wort: Wort das, -(e)s, Wörter/-e Die zweite ist für den Plural, aber die erste?
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General German-English dictionary with Austrian/Swiss words

What general German-English dictionary does the best job of covering Austrian and Swiss terms? Edit. I was talking about words and expressions that appear in texts or oral passages in the Austrian and Swiss varieties of Standard German. If possible,…
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Duden zeigt nicht immer Beispiele zum nachgeschlagenen Wort

Ich möchte Beispiele von einem Substantiv in Sätzen sehen, aber Duden zeigt nicht welche zum nachgeschlagenen Wort. Duden ist der bekannteste Wortschatz Deutschlands. Gibt es eine Webseite, auf der immer Beispiele zum nachgeschlagenen Wort gefunden…
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How does the usage of Gesetz vs. Gesetzgebung differ?

Both of them apparently mean "Law" according to leo dictionary. Could it be explained, then, how their usages differ? Langenscheidt dictionary gives me an impression that Gesetzgebung maybe like a collection of law. Beide Woerter meinen "Law" laut…
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Is there an app for the dictionary DWDS?

I really like the DWDS dictionary at https://www.dwds.de/ Is there an app so I can consult the dictionary offline?
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How is the interjection "Nanu" used?

In what way is "Nanu" used actually? I'm just confused about it and I would appreciate it if you could help Thank you in advance
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I am looking for a dictionary which would explain word "dauem"

I've met an exercise: Wie lange - die Führung im Museum - dauem I have to build a question of these parts. I know the sense of dauem. Wie lange dauert die Führung im Museum? It means to last, but I cannot find any information on the Internet about…
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