online dictionary

on·line dic·tion·ar·y

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [on-lahyn, awn- dik-shuh-ner-ee]
- /ˈɒnˈlaɪn, ˈɔn- ˈdɪk ʃəˌnɛr i/
- /ˈɒn.laɪn ˈdɪkʃənri/

Definition of online dictionary words

noun plural online dictionary a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. 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 on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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