These dictionaries generally aim for extensive coverage of the language for native speakers. The dictionaries listed here are categorized into 'full-size' dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), 'collegiate' (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and 'learner's' (which are even smaller, targeted to English language learners, and which all use the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate pronunciation).

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