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| Alpha. adj. "Being the most highly ranked or dominant" is a well chosen word for this dictionary. You can search nearly a thousand online English dictionaries at once or get translations in 24 languages from Albanian to Yiddish without leaving the first page. There are also links to dozens of dictionaries in over 300 languages, over 125 links to specialty dictionaries such as rhyming dictionaries, genealogy, law, sports, history, and travel dictionaries, "various 'nym" dictionaries such as acronyms, phrase dictionaries, reverse dictionaries, quotations and thesauri, and, if that's not enough, there's grammar helpers, word games, a blog, a spelling center, and more.
From Michigan State University, this site uses QuickTime clips to demonstrate the signs for various words. Each sign is also accompanied by a brief verbal comment.
An ideographic writing system consisting of several hundred basic symbols. Blissymbols differ from all the world's major writing systems in that the characters do not directly correspond to the sounds of any spoken language. Since the 1960s, Blissymbols have become popular as a method of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for non-speaking people with cerebral palsy or other disorders, for whom it can be impossible to otherwise communicate with spoken language.
Includes a Pronunciation Key and audio pronunciations, word origins, and more.
A keyword-searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, and/or anything to do with computing.
Written by physicians for the general public. Some entries are longer than regular dictionary entries and are "miniature medical essays." Entries include not only the usual standard medical terms but also pertinent scientific items, abbreviations, acronyms, jargon, institutions, projects, symptoms, syndromes, eponyms, and medical history.
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This site does not give definitions of words. It explains where the words came from, how they were formed, when they originated and how they have been used over the years.
Finds matches to your word and leads to dictionary definitions and thesaurus look-ups.
Get words that rhyme, broken down by syllable; defined; similar sounds; synonyms; and translations into braille, Morse code, or a foreign language.
Alphabetical list of links to special dictionaries on every subject from Advertising, Genealogy, History, Literature, Medicine, Slang, Tools, Travel, and many more.
Search for definitions of cotton fibers, standard worsted and wool fibers, standard silk and silk imitation fibers, specialty fibers, plant fibers, manmade fires, and miscellaneous fibers.
A slang dictionary with definitions contributed by its users.
Type the word you want defined and press return. Words in the resulting definition are hypertext linked back into the dictionary, allowing you to use the dictionary as a thesaurus.
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