/ Dictionary / Index D Dryden: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Dry•den Pronunciation: (drīd'n), [key] 1631–1700, English poet, dramatist, and critic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dryden (Thesaurus) dry compass dry distillation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language