Google Dictionary

Google Dictionary
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Google Dictionary service on Google Search
Type of site
Online dictionary
Available inMultiple languages
OwnerGoogle
Created byGoogle
URLwww.google.com/search?q=Dictionary
LaunchedDecember 2009 (2009-12)

Google Dictionary is an online dictionary service of Google that can be accessed with the "define" operator and other similar phrases[note 1] in Google Search.[2] It is also available in Google Translate and as a Google Chrome extension. The dictionary content is licensed from Oxford University Press's Oxford Languages.[3] It is available in different languages, such as English, Spanish and French. The service also contains pronunciation audio, Google Translate, a word origin chart, Ngram Viewer, and word games, among other features for the English-language version.[4][5] Originally available as a standalone service, it was integrated into Google Search, with the separate service discontinued in August 2011.

Microsoft's Bing provides a similar dictionary service that also licenses dictionary data from Oxford Languages.[6] Apple also licenses dictionary data from Oxford for its iOS and macOS products.[7]

  1. ^ "Facts & info, dictionary, unit conversions, & more - Google Home Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Google Search upgrades its dictionary card with a separate search box, autocomplete, and history". Android Police. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ^ "Oxford Languages and Google - English | Oxford Languages". languages.oup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. ^ "define apple - Google Search". Google.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. ^ Dickson, Andrew (2018-02-23). "Inside the OED: can the world's biggest dictionary survive the internet?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-08-29. Google, which – through a deal with Oxford Dictionaries – offers thumbnail definitions, audio recordings of pronunciations, etymology, a graph of usage over time and translation facilities.
  6. ^ "define apple". bing.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Dictionaries available on OSX" (XML). mesu.apple.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.


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