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Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary is a book
written by
Marc McCutcheon and published by
Facts on File, starting with the first
edition in
1992.
Like a normal
dictionary, it is used to look up the correct spelling and
definition of words. However, words are organized thematically,
rather than alphabetically. This makes it useful for those
situations where one is trying to find the word for something
one has in mind. For example, if someone is trying to remember
what the word is for "that red
insect with two prongs coming out of its rear", they can
open to the section for
animals, then to the one for insects, and come to a list of
insects, with definitions (the insect in this case is an
earwig).
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