online dictionary

[on-lahyn dik-shuh-ner-ee, awn-lahyn]

noun

plural

online dictionaries 

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of online dictionary¹

First recorded in 1975–80