metadictionary

M3E1T1A1D2I1C3T1I1O1N1A1R1Y4

noun

An online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmetadictionary (plural metadictionaries)

plural metadictionaries

  1. An online dictionary portal that allows searches on multiple lexicographical databases at once.

    XML can also be used to create metadictionaries, or vocabularies, for databases. These metadictionaries can be used by applications that need to access other external data sources.

    2008, Peter Rob, Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management, page 788

Origin

From meta- + dictionary.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

metadictionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metadictionary

MLA

“metadictionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metadictionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metadictionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metadictionary.

Source: metadictionary on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.