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The introduction to this article outlines the basic characteristics of Rjecnik hrvatskoga kajkavskoga književnog jezika (Croatian Kajkavian Standard Dictionary) as a historical Croatian dictionary based on written and manuscript sources of standard Croatian Kajkavian. After a brief overview of the structure of the dictionary entries, there is an overview of the methodology of lexicographic analysis used, which highlights graphic and phonological principles used in establishing entries through confirmed morphological forms and usage examples. Basic morphological characteristics are also emphasized as grammatical components of dictionary entries within the framework of grammatical categories particular to a specific kind of word in standard Croatian Kajkavian. It is also noted that the dictionary is a source of data on syntactic markings particular to standard Kajkavian. Within the framework of lexicographic analysis, the dictionary is also highlighted as a base for various semantic research.