... In addition to the standard word entries, collegiate dictionaries often contain sections with abbreviations, foreign expressions used in English, and biographical listings. Some also contain ... words with specialized definitions in academic disciplines are identified. In the sample entry, there are two specialized uses of the word maximum, one in Astronomy, 3.a. and b., and another in ... number. In many dictionaries, the order of the definitions reflects the frequency of use of each meanings of the word . The definitions that follow the first definition reflect more specialized...