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Dictionary.com
Type of site
Dictionary Available in English Owner IXL Learning Created by
Daniel Fierro
URL www .dictionary .com Commercial Yes Launched May 14, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-14 )
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.[2] [3] Supplementary content comes from the Collins English Dictionary , American Heritage Dictionary and others.[4] It is owned by IXL Learning.[5]
History [ edit ]
Dictionary.com was founded by Brian Kariger and Daniel Fierro as part of Lexico Publishing, which also started Thesaurus.com and Reference.com .[6] At the time of its launch, it was one of the web's first in-depth reference sites.[7] In July 2008, Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, was acquired by Ask.com , an IAC company,[8] and renamed Dictionary.com, LLC.[9] In 2018, IAC sold Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com to Rock Holdings .[10] At the time of the sale, Dictionary.com was the 447th most trafficked website in the United States, according to the website tracking service SimilarWeb .[10] In 2015, they estimated that there are 5.5 billion word searches a year on its site.[11] In 2024, Rock Holdings sold Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com to IXL Learning.[5]
Features [ edit ]
Among its features, Dictionary.com offers a Word of the Day,[12] a crossword solver,[13] and a pop culture dictionary[14] that includes emoji and slang sections.
In 2010, Dictionary.com began a Word of the Year feature with the word change .[15] The selection is based on search trends on the site throughout the year and the news events that drive them.[16] Dictionary.com 's words of the year have been:[15]
In April 2009, they launched an app on the Apple App Store allowing users to find definitions and synonyms. It also included audio pronunciations, alphabetical indexing, and synonym example sentences.[19] Since then, Dictionary.com released a standalone thesaurus app called Thesaurus Rex along with education apps, Dictionary.com Flashcards , Word Dynamo , and Learning to Read with Zoo Animals .
In early 2020, in response to COVID-19 quarantine home-schooling needs, Dictionary.com launched an interactive platform for learning at home, and an online tutoring service.[20] Later that year Dictionary.com 's sister site, Thesaurus.com , launched a writing assistant and grammar checker called Grammar Coach .[21] The coronavirus outbreak led to the addition of novel words to the main dictionary (e.g., fomite ) and the slang dictionary (e.g., rona ).[22]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Treisman, Rachel (September 3, 2020). "Dictionary.com's Largest Update (Re )defines Thousands Of Words, Focusing On Identity" . NPR . Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
^ Perlman, Merrill (April 29, 2019). "Dictionaries recently added more than 1,500 words. Here are some new entries" . Columbia Journalism Review . Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ a b Learning, I. X. L. "IXL Learning Acquires Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com" . www.prnewswire.com . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ Kramer, Staci D. (May 15, 2008). "Lexico, Dictionary.com Being Acquired By Ask.com; Price In $100 Million Range" . Gigacom. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
^ Alpert, Lukas (March 26, 2018). "Defining Moment for Dictionary.com - It's For Sale" . Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ Auchard, Eric (July 4, 2008). "Ask.com closes acquisition of Dictionary.com" . Reuters. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .
^ "Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Dictionary.com, LLC" . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .
^ a b Reindl, JC (November 15, 2018). "Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert just dipped into the online dictionary, thesaurus business" . WKYC Studios .
^ Stevens, Heidi (November 11, 2015). " 'Mx.' instead of 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.?' It's in the dictionary now" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ "Definition of emolument" . dictionary.com . Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^ "15 crossword solvers for Android, iOS, and the web that actually work!" . Android Authority . March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^ Steinmetz, Katy (February 12, 2020). "Terms Like 'OK Boomer' Are Hard to Define. This Dictionary Is Trying Anyway" . Time . Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^ a b Griggs, Brandon (December 15, 2018). "What Dictionary.com's words of the year say about us" . CNN. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
^ a b " "Existential' crowned word of the year by Dictionary.com" . Click on Detroit . Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
^ "The Dictionary.com Word Of The Year For 2020 Is ..." Dictionary.com . November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ "The Dictionary.com Word of the Year is hallucinate " . Dictionary.com . December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024 .
^ Rao, Leena (April 8, 2009). "Dictionary.com Launches Free iPhone App" . Tech Crunch . Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
^ Lane, Ana (March 18, 2020). "41 totally free educational resources for kids stuck at home" . USA TODAY . Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^ Magid, Anigah (October 28, 2020). "Dictionary.com Launches Tutoring and Learning Features to Combat Language Ambiguity and Learning Burnout in 2020" . eLearningInside News . Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 .
^ Camero, Katie (April 23, 2020). "Dictionary has been updated to cover COVID-19. These are the new words" . Miami Herald . Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dictionary.com&oldid=1223410623 "
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