enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_English...

   This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English.The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and "learner's ...

3. Webster's Dictionary - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster's_Dictionary

   James A.H. Murray, the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1879–1928) says Webster's unabridged edition of 1864 "acquired an international fame. It was held to be superior to every other dictionary and taken as the leading authority on the meaning of words, not only in America and England, but also throughout the Far East."

4. Dictionary - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary

   Langenscheidt dictionaries in various languages A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini Dictionary definition entries. A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by consonantal root for Semitic languages or radical and stroke for logographic languages), which may include information on definitions ...

5. Merriam-Webster - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merriam-Webster

   It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. [1] In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1843, after Noah Webster died, the company bought the rights to An American Dictionary of the English Language from Webster's estate. All Merriam-Webster dictionaries ...

6. The Free Dictionary - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_free_dictionary

   It is a sister site to The Free Dictionary and usage examples in the form of "references in classic literature" taken from the site's collection are used on The Free Dictionary 's definition pages. In addition, double-clicking on a word in the site's collection of reference materials brings up the word's definition on The Free Dictionary.

7. Dictionary.com - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary.com

   Dictionary.com is an online dictionary whose domain was first registered on May 14, 1995. [1] The primary content on Dictionary.com is a proprietary dictionary based on Random House Unabridged Dictionary , with editors for the site providing new and updated definitions.

8. AOL Mail

   mail.aol.com/?icid=aol.com-nav

   Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

9. Lesk algorithm - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesk_algorithm

   The Lesk algorithm is based on the assumption that words in a given "neighborhood" (section of text) will tend to share a common topic. A simplified version of the Lesk algorithm is to compare the dictionary definition of an ambiguous word with the terms contained in its neighborhood. Versions have been adapted to use WordNet. [2]