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title: "DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY"
id: sql-droptsdictionary
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY — remove a text search dictionary

## Synopsis

```
DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
```

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## Description

`DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY` drops an existing text search dictionary. To execute this command you must be the owner of the dictionary. 

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## Parameters

**`IF EXISTS`**

 Do not throw an error if the text search dictionary does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. **`name`**

 The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search dictionary. **`CASCADE`**

 Automatically drop objects that depend on the text search dictionary, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see [Section 5.17](ddl-depend.md)). **`RESTRICT`**

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## Examples

Remove the text search dictionary `english`: 
DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY english;
 This command will not succeed if there are any existing text search configurations that use the dictionary. Add `CASCADE` to drop such configurations along with the dictionary. 

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## Compatibility

There is no `DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY` statement in the SQL standard. 

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## See Also

[ALTER TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY](sql-altertsdictionary.md), [CREATE TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY](sql-createtsdictionary.md)