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# init(dictionary:)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary by placing in it the keys and values contained in another given dictionary.

```
convenience init(dictionary otherDictionary: [AnyHashable : Any])
```

## Parameters

`otherDictionary`

A dictionary containing the keys and values with which to initialize the new dictionary.

## Return Value

An initialized dictionary—which might be different than the original receiver—containing the keys and values found in `otherDictionary`.

## See Also

[`+  dictionaryWithDictionary:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSDictionary/dictionaryWithDictionary:)

Creates a dictionary containing the keys and values from another given dictionary.


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