compile a dictionary

Examples (10)

• Dr. Samuel Johnson famously compiled a dictionary of the English language.
• Compiling a comprehensive dictionary is a monumental task that can take many years.
• The linguistic team plans to compile a new bilingual dictionary next year.
• A group of scholars has compiled an online dictionary of endangered languages.
• A specialized medical dictionary was compiled to assist doctors and students.
• To compile a good dictionary, you must collect thousands of usage examples from real texts.
• How long did it take the lexicographers to compile that historical dictionary?
• He spent his entire life gathering data to compile a definitive dictionary of his native tongue.
• Lexicographers compile a dictionary by systematically analyzing vast amounts of text.
• By the time the project was funded, they had already started to compile a preliminary dictionary.