Check the dictionary!

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Tedwonny

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I was wondering which of the following is correct:


1) You can check dictionaries.
2) You can check the dictionary. [It sounds very natural but I was thinking, which one actually, by the use of 'the']
3) You can check the dictionaries.
 

MikeNewYork

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It is common to use "the dictionary" to refer the concept of dictionaries. It does not have to refer to just one.
 
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