monolingual dictionary
- type of dictionary
- good for ◊ language learning, according to 2014 📖 Fluent Forever:
- > A good monolingual dictionary is an extraordinary source of input. Inside, you’ll find every word you could possibly desire, paired with a complete explanation of that word in your target language. And if you don’t understand some words in that explanation, you can just look them up and find new explanations of those words. Every time you read a new definition, you automatically learn a few new words and a bunch of grammar. It’s like having a French guy in your pocket who is willing to discuss any word in his language at any hour of the day. If you get a really good dictionary, then you’ll even find premade example sentences for your words. If you’re lucky enough to find a dictionary like this, you’re holding a one-stop shop for all of your vocabulary needs. Take those examples and definitions, grab a few accompanying images from Google Images, and move on to your next word.
- > At intermediate and advanced levels, you’ll start relying more and more upon monolingual dictionaries, in part because they’re awesome and in part because they’ll show you the subtle distinctions between your words. A couple chapters back, we were avoiding synonyms. Now we can embrace them, because we can use dictionaries to tell us the differences between our policemen (formal) and our cops (informal). —
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