It seems ironic to be defining the term 'dictionary,' but here we go! Dictionaries are resources for finding word meanings, parts of speech, word origins and even synonyms and antonyms. Dictionaries have definitely evolved over the years. The English language really began with the Anglo-Saxons in Great Britain.
If it is a US Passport, that it is the 9 digit number located in the top corner of the passport info page. In the example below the passport number is 31195855. Other Countries have different types of numbers (usually with letters added) but most often it's in the same place. This Canadian Passport number is AB504966.
It is NOT the number at the back of the  passport book with the barcode beneath (although it appears that  for more recent passports, this barcoded number may, in fact, be  the same number as your passport number..