ClickHouse/docs/en/sql-reference/table-functions/dictionary.md
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---
slug: /en/sql-reference/table-functions/dictionary
sidebar_position: 54
sidebar_label: dictionary function
title: dictionary
---
Displays the [dictionary](../../sql-reference/dictionaries/index.md) data as a ClickHouse table. Works the same way as [Dictionary](../../engines/table-engines/special/dictionary.md) engine.
**Syntax**
``` sql
dictionary('dict')
```
**Arguments**
- `dict` — A dictionary name. [String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md).
**Returned value**
A ClickHouse table.
**Example**
Input table `dictionary_source_table`:
``` text
┌─id─┬─value─┐
│ 0 │ 0 │
│ 1 │ 1 │
└────┴───────┘
```
Create a dictionary:
``` sql
CREATE DICTIONARY new_dictionary(id UInt64, value UInt64 DEFAULT 0) PRIMARY KEY id
SOURCE(CLICKHOUSE(HOST 'localhost' PORT tcpPort() USER 'default' TABLE 'dictionary_source_table')) LAYOUT(DIRECT());
```
Query:
``` sql
SELECT * FROM dictionary('new_dictionary');
```
Result:
``` text
┌─id─┬─value─┐
│ 0 │ 0 │
│ 1 │ 1 │
└────┴───────┘
```
**See Also**
- [Dictionary engine](../../engines/table-engines/special/dictionary.md#dictionary)