The Free Dictionaryis an Americanonlinedictionaryandencyclopediathataggregatesinformation from various sources.[1][4]It is accessible in fourteen languages.[4]
 | |
Screenshot  | |
Type of site | Online dictionary,encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Available in | English,Spanish,German,French,Italian,Chinese,Portuguese,Dutch,Norwegian,Greek,Arabic,Polish,Turkish,Russian[1] |
| Owner | Farlex, Inc.[2] |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | June 5, 2003[3] |
| Current status | Active |
History
editThe Free Dictionary was launched in 2005 by Farlex.[5]In the same year, it was included inPCMag'sMake Your Browser Better list.[6]
Content
editThe site cross-references the contents of dictionaries such asThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,theCollins English Dictionary;encyclopedias such as theColumbia Encyclopedia,theComputer Desktop Encyclopedia,theHutchinson Encyclopedia(subscription), andWikipedia;book publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, HarperCollins, as well as theAcronym Finderdatabase, several financial dictionaries,legal dictionaries,and other content.[1][4][7]
It has a feature that allows a user to preview an article while positioning the mousecursorover a link. One can alsoclickon any word to look it up in the dictionary. The website has sections such as Spelling Bee, Word Pronunciation, My Word List, and Match Up.[1]
It is available as a mobile app called "Dictionary app by Farlex".[4][8]
Farlex
editThe site is run byFarlex, Inc.,located inHuntingdon Valley,Pennsylvania.[5][9]
Farlex also maintains a companion title,The Free Library,an online library of out-of-copyright classic books as well as a collection of periodicals of over four million articles dating back to 1984, anddefinition-of.com,[10]a community dictionary ofslangand other terms.
The Free Library
editThe Free Libraryhas a separate homepage. It is a free reference website that offers full-text versions of classic literary works by hundreds of authors. It is also anews aggregator,offering articles from a large collection of periodicals containing over four million articles dating back to 1984. Newly published articles are added to the site daily.[citation needed]The site comprises a selection of articles from open-access journals that can in many cases also be found on a journal's own website.
It is a sister site toThe Free Dictionaryand usage examples in the form of "references in classic literature" taken from the site's collection are used onThe Free Dictionary'sdefinition pages. In addition, double-clicking on a word in the site's collection of reference materials brings up the word's definition onThe Free Dictionary.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcdSheikh, F. D. (December 26, 2009)."Website Review: TheFreeDictionary.com".Dawn.
- ^"Farlex – reference and learning tools".Farlex.
- ^"TheFreeDictionary.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info".WHOIS.DomainTools.Retrieved2016-09-23.
- ^abcdCrenna, Leslie."Dictionary. App Review".Common Sense Media.Archivedfrom the original on Mar 30, 2023.
- ^abWalker, Leslie (June 26, 2005)."CNN.com Decides to Offer Free Video -- Again".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on Feb 3, 2024.
- ^Mendelson, Edward (May 13, 2005)."Make Your Browser Better".PCMag.Archived fromthe originalon 2005-06-25.Retrieved2023-03-21.
- ^"Sources of data".The Free Dictionary.RetrievedJune 10,2009.
- ^Eaton, Kit (8 July 2013)."App Smart Extra: Emergency!".Gadgetwise Blog.The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on Mar 21, 2023.
- ^"Farlex Inc".Bloomberg.Archivedfrom the original on Feb 3, 2024.
- ^"Community Dictionary".definition-of.com.Archivedfrom the original on Jan 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- The Free Dictionary– Dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus
- Definition-Of– Community dictionary
- Free Thesaurus– Synonyms, antonyms, and related words
- The Free Library– Free news, magazines, newspapers, journals, reference articles and classic books