Dictionary.com - Wikipedia Dictionary.com From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Online dictionary Dictionary.com Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Rock Holdings Created by Brian Kariger Daniel Fierro URL www.dictionary.com Commercial Yes Launched May 14, 1995; 26 years ago (1995-05-14) Dictionary.com is an online dictionary whose domain was first registered on May 14, 1995.[1] The content for Dictionary.com is based on the latest version of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, with editors for the site providing new and updated definitions.[2][3] Supplementary content comes from the Collins English Dictionary, American Heritage Dictionary and others.[4] Contents 1 History 2 Features and services 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History[edit] Dictionary.com was founded by Brian Kariger and Daniel Fierro as part of Lexico Publishing, which also started Thesaurus.com and Reference.com.[5] At the time of its launch, it was one of the web's first in-depth reference sites.[6] In July 2008, Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, was acquired by Ask.com, an IAC company,[7] and renamed Dictionary.com, LLC.[8] In 2018, IAC sold Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com to Rock Holdings.[9] At the time of the sale, Dictionary.com was the 447th most trafficked website in the United States, according to the website tracking service SimilarWeb.[9] In 2015, they estimated that there are 5.5 billion word searches a year on its site.[10] Features and services[edit] Among its features, Dictionary.com offers a Word of the Day,[11] a crossword solver,[12] and a pop culture dictionary[13] that includes emoji and slang sections. In 2010, Dictionary.com began a Word of the Year feature with the word 'change'.[14] The selection is based on search trends on the site throughout the year and the news events that drive them.[15] Dictionary.com's words of the year have been:[14] 2010: Change 2011: Tergiversate 2012: Bluster 2013: Privacy 2014: Exposure 2015: Identity 2016: Xenophobia 2017: Complicit 2018: Misinformation 2019: Existential[15] 2020: Pandemic[16] In April 2009, they launched an app on the App Store allowing users to find definitions and synonyms. It also included audio pronunciations, alphabetical indexing, and synonym example sentences.[17] Since then, Dictionary.com released a standalone thesaurus app called Thesaurus Rex along with education apps, Dictionary.com Flashcards, Word Dynamo, and Learning to Read with Zoo Animals. In early 2020, in response to COVID-19 quarantine home-schooling needs, Dictionary.com launched an interactive platform for learning at home, and an online tutoring service.[18] Later that year Dictionary.com’s sister site, Thesaurus.com, launched a writing assistant and grammar checker called Grammar Check.[19] The coronavirus outbreak led to the addition of novel words to the main dictionary (e.g., fomites) and the slang dictionary (e.g., ‘rona’).[20] See also[edit] Lexico Lists of dictionaries References[edit] ^ "Dictionary.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". whois.domaintools.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016. ^ Herman, Barbara (May 12, 2015). "Deep Web, Revenge Porn And Microaggression Are Just Some of Dictionary.com's Latest Additions". International Business Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021. ^ Treisman, Rachel (2020-09-03). "Dictionary.com's Largest Update (Re)defines Thousands Of Words, Focusing On Identity". NPR. Retrieved 2021-04-16. ^ Perlman, Merrill (April 29, 2019). "Dictionaries recently added more than 1,500 words. Here are some new entries". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved February 25, 2020. ^ "Lexico, Dictionary.com Being Acquired By Ask.com; Price In $100 Million Range". Gigacom. Retrieved 2014-01-24. ^ Alpert, Lukas (March 26, 2018). "Defining Moment for Dictionary.com - It's For Sale". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2020. ^ Auchard, Eric (July 4, 2008). "Ask.com closes acquisition of Dictionary.com". Reuters. Retrieved October 14, 2019. ^ "Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Dictionary.com, LLC". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. July 17, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2019. ^ a b Reindl, JC (November 15, 2018). "Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert just dipped into the online dictionary, thesaurus business". WKYC Studios. ^ Stevens, Heidi (November 11, 2015). "'Mx.' instead of 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.?' It's in the dictionary now". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2020. ^ "Definition of emolument | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. ^ "15 crossword solvers for Android, iOS, and the web that actually work!". Android Authority. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-08. ^ "Terms Like 'OK Boomer' Are Hard to Define. This Dictionary Is Trying Anyway". Time. Retrieved 2020-05-08. ^ a b "What Dictionary.com's words of the year say about us". CNN. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019. ^ a b ""Existential' crowned word of the year by Dictionary.com". Click on Detroit. Retrieved December 19, 2019. ^ "The Dictionary.com Word Of The Year For 2020 Is ..." Dictionary.com. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-01-24. ^ Rao, Leena (April 8, 2009). "Dictionary.com Launches Free iPhone App". Tech Crunch. ^ Lane, Ana (March 18, 2020). "41 totally free educational resources for kids stuck at home". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 8, 2020. ^ Magid, Anigah (2020-10-28). "Dictionary.com Launches Tutoring and Learning Features to Combat Language Ambiguity and Learning Burnout in 2020". eLearningInside News. Retrieved 2021-06-13. ^ Camero, Katie (April 23, 2020). "Dictionary has been updated to cover COVID-19. These are the new words". Retrieved May 1, 2020. 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