There is now a Google Dictionary
For some reason, the Google Dictionary and all its beautiful splendor has been very quietly released. There doesn't seem to be an official blog post anywhere -- just a smattering of news sources reporting it. I have no idea why they're not shouting it from the roof-tops though: Google Dictionary is great! It's minimalist and clean, as you would expect -- and there are no ads! Just definitions, related phrases and different definitions/contexts from around the Web. Lovely.
Eventually, the Internet will be Google, but while they keep churning out the goodies, the actual change-over in ownership will probably pass us by. There are none so blind as those that will not see...
[via LA Times]
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Your score depends on how much sushi you eat, and which bucket the cat lands in when it finally reaches the bottom of the screen. The more ...
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Praveen Premchandran said 8:32AM on 12-05-2009
free... that's what google wants you to think...
and then, when you let your guard down.. BAM!!! "unobtrusive" ads in between definitions... and google starts their own US mint!!!
Hey, looks like I could make a great narrator! LOL!
I'm sure everyone's been using Google's "Dictionary" through their keyword searches... Now they have a dedicated portal.. Maybe that's why Google didn't make a big fuss about it :P
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Sebastian Anthony said 10:54AM on 12-05-2009
Very dramatic... But you left out 'this summer, something wicked this way comes'... :P
I must've missed this 'inline dictionary' that people are talking about. The dictionary thing in the top right corner was usually to Dictionary.com, rather than some Google dictionary?
216 said 9:48AM on 12-05-2009
I think now, that Google doesn't want to rule the world, but rather just the internet....which effectively is the world of the future
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Ethan said 10:28AM on 12-05-2009
I would gladly pay money for an ad-free google though. The thing is though, although they get chump change from each person from advertising, the money comes in big collected chunks from their clients. If they were aiming for the same revenue from their users, it would clearly be far more intensive work getting the money, and for it to be worth their while, you'd have to pay more.
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Izu said 10:53AM on 12-05-2009
Google dictionary has been available for quite some time. This is just a big update as it used to be inline with regular searches.
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RG said 12:10PM on 12-05-2009
I have been using the google search 'define:keyword' for years, I think easily 10+ times a week. It's been one of the most useful things about google if you ask me.
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Jakurb said 1:07PM on 12-05-2009
Same here. This seems to be slightly more developed though, which is nice to see.
aceboudreau said 12:41PM on 12-05-2009
Just ran a few rare words. When Google said 'be' is not in the English dictionary, that might be an indication of why there has been no ballyhoo.
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Myria said 12:49PM on 12-05-2009
There have been free dictionaries on the web almost as long as there has been a web, why would Google doing it be newsworthy or, frankly, of any particular interest to much of anyone?
Personally I'll keep using the web dictionary I've been using for years now, I suspect most people will do the same.
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Kevinpalooza said 2:58PM on 12-05-2009
Awesome. Just replaced dictionary.com with this as the dictionary keyword search in Chrome. Now they just need a thesaurus!
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Kevin said 3:00PM on 12-05-2009
Awesome. I just replaced dictionary.com with this as my dictionary keyword search in Chrome. Now they just need a thesaurus!
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Steve M. said 3:33PM on 12-05-2009
Strange, I thought everyone knew about this page. I made a Firefox Search Engine for Google's Dictionary probably close to a year ago. Search the Mycroft Project for Google Dictionary and you'll see the search plugin. Enjoy.
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Jawsh said 2:57PM on 12-06-2009
google already had a dictionary...
just type "define: (word)" into the search. not as well put together as this new dictionary, but still.
is it just me or is google primed for an evil megacorporation type takeover next year?
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Sebastian Anthony said 2:58PM on 12-06-2009
I envy your innocence... I think the take-over already occurred :)
nfn6789 said 9:16PM on 12-06-2009
I hate google and love it all at the same time. I can't help but use the things they develop. However, we should keep an eye on them.
The DNS thing...
I definitely wont be partaking of that any time soon.
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mpandi1985 said 5:40AM on 12-22-2009
hello sir/madam,
please send me the google dictionary free download link.....
i dont know whether its working only in internet connection or without any internet connection.... if possible means please send me the download link............
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