dictionary

The dictionary is an alphabetical listing of words, in any given language or cross-language, which provides definitions, proper pronunciation, correct spelling, and derivations as well as any restrictive labels attached to a word. A good dictionary is an invaluable tool for anyone who uses the written word and would like to do so more effectively and correctly.

Robert Cawdrey's "Table Alphabetical," first printed in 1604, is generally regarded to be the first fully developed representative of the monolingual dictionary in English.  One of the earliest known dictionaries was written in Latin and compiled during the reign of Augustus. The Chinese had a dictionary in the third century B.C.  In 1806, Noah Webster compiled his dictionary of the English language, America's first dictionary. The British Philological Society to begin compiling a comprehensive dictionary, which would later become the Oxford English Dictionary.

Dictionaries are found in book form, online for free or paid, and as software programs for computers, and PDAs.

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• Dictionary .NET – Dictionary and Translator

  
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  Dictionary .NET is a Stand Alone, Free Portable Dictionary and Portable Translator that can be stored and run entirely from [...]
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• Merriam-Websters Top Words of 2009

  
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  The folks who bring you the Merriam-Webster dictionary select their top words of the year not by how trendy or new they are, but by which words are the most looked up in their online dictionary. This year, nine of the top ten words are easily linked to big news stories. For example, the word people look up more than ...
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• OMFG

  
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  (slang) (internet slang) Oh My Fucking God Example Sentences: A: Did you hear? I got fired from my job. B: OMFG ! That sucks! OMFG ! Britney Spears is coming to our town to give a concert! Yes! Note: OMFG is used to express surprise From the Blogs : Burning our money: OMG Media: ...
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• Weekly Wrapup: Google Chrome OS, Obama’s Twitter, Blogging Statistics, And More…

  
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• pittance

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 21, 2009 is: pittance • \PIT-unss\  • noun : a small portion, amount, or allowance; also : a meager wage or remuneration Example sentence: The children worked for a pittance at the factory in subhuman conditions. Did you know? Its a pity when ...
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• This Week In Social Media: November 20, 2009

  
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  This Week In Social Media: Nov 20, 2009- iePlexus Inc. from iePlexus on Vimeo.From ‘what’s happening?” with Twitter, to Facebook becoming one of the top video sites, this is what happened this week in the World of Social Media. YouTube rolled out some major changes this week.  First the company unveiled YouTube ...
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• Odds and Bookends: November 20

  
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  Kids books: A conversation with ‘Strega Nona’ author Tomie dePaola Tomie dePaola, author of “Strega Nona’s Harvest,” talks about the grandmotherly Italian witch/folk healer and her magic pasta pot. What to Give & What to Get More than 40 Penguin authors are sharing book recommendations for holiday ...
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• Unfriending — What does it mean?

  
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  One of the stories that gets lots of press this time of the year is what word the dictionary publishers have chosen to be the Word of the Year. This year, the New Oxford American Dictionary featured "unfriend" as the word of the year. Jon Gordon of American Public Medias Future Tense interviewed Ammon Shea , ...
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• Ask the Editors @ Merriam-Websters

  
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  Merriam-Websters Ask the Editors blog is the centerpiece of the Merriam-Websters Learners Dictionary site. It is an excellent source of sensible advice about English language and usage. Editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski also has a Twitter feed where he highlights various interesting things about words. Finally, ...
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• You and Love and this dictionary

  
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  Thanks @khanidea I came across this nice dictionary at http://www.wordnik.com. You let it search for some word and it will show you Definition of a word, examples, where and how its used. You can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Cynicism: Rock & Roll Dictionary

  
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  Cynicism : the realistic optimist’s perspective regarding their fourth marriage.
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• Word of the Year: Unfriend

  
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  As a self-proclaimed word nerd, I’m always looking for ways to incorporate grammar and language use into my posts on expertSEM. To do this, I usually have to stretch and morph the interactive marketing topic to fit my semantic agenda. But I’m happy to report that this week’s topic relates to both social media ...
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• definition organic

  
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  So youve gone organic but now you find it difficult to stick to your goal of staying organic. Need help, but mostly you can not find without looking. And one of the best ways to keep your resolutions to stay organic, is first found a store Organic food near you. Why would you do first? For the simple reason that if ...
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• Tech Week in Review 11-20-09

  
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  Adobe AIR 2 Overhaul; Running for the Border? Theres an App for That; Twitter Goes From "What are you doing?" to "Whats Happening?"; "Unfriend" Becomes the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year. Visit Black Web 2.0 for the full story....
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• I’ve wanted to “unfriend” several people this year

  
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  According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, the word of the year for 2009 is :“UNFRIEND” Unfriend, as in “to remove a friend on a social networking site such as Facebook” is the buzzword this year, and I must admit, I’ve been guilty of wanting to “unfriend” several people on my Facebook list.  Why ...
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• You Know Gash?

  
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  Overseas they are up on something called gash.  If you know what that means, let me know in the comments so we can share the true meaning with this side of the world. Enjoy!.   The definition is too raunchy for my site so i will link it from the urban dictionary for you. ...
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• OXFORD DICTIONARY 2.6

  
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  [B]Oxford Dictionary 2.6 | 20 MB [/B] The electronic version of the Oxford Dictionary of English is handy for quickly looking up a word as you read a Web page or other document. To check a word, you only need to double-click it. You have to install iFinger before you can use the dictionary, which takes a while. The ...
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• galvanize

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 128
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 20, 2009 is: galvanize • \GAL-vuh-nyze\  • verb 1 : to stimulate with an electric current *2 : to excite or be excited as if by an electric shock 3 : to coat (iron or steel) with zinc; especially : to immerse in molten zinc to produce a coating ...
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• Why You Need Windows Antivirus Programs On Your Computer

  
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  It is the best step to know the inner workings of an antivirus software before using one in order to defend your workstation from malicious threats. Antivirus software has a big dictionary of known viruses that allows itself to scan files and folders and know which files are at risk with a virus. If ever a ...
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• Handbook of Vocabulary Teaching Strategies

  
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  Handbook of Vocabulary Teaching Strategies (Communication Activities with the Word By Word Picture Dictionary) by Steven J. Molinsky, Bill Bliss Publisher: Prentice Hall Regents | Number Of Pages: 64 | Publication Date: N/A | ISBN-10: 0132784416 | PDF | 5 Mb This handbook is designed to serve as a basic guide ...
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