dictionary compilation project

noun phrase

1. An organized effort to collect, select, organize, define, edit, and publish words and other information for a dictionary.

   B2

   countable

   • "The university started a dictionary compilation project."A2
   • "The team worked on a dictionary compilation project for five years."B2
   • "The team used historical documents and spoken-language recordings in the dictionary compilation project."C1
   • "As part of her thesis, she joined a dictionary compilation project."C1