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online dictionary
[ on-lahyn dik-shuh-ner-ee, awn-lahyn ]
noun
, plural on·line dic·tion·ar·ies.
- a dictionary that is available on the internet. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes about how the word is used.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of online dictionary1
First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences
I truly can’t fathom why Merriam-Webster doesn’t want to tell the world which 455 words and meanings it’s added to its online dictionary since January — only that there are 455 of them.
From Washington Post
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, “Redskin” is labeled “usually offensive.”
From The Daily Beast
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