Type of site | Online dictionary |
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Available in | Multiple languages |
Owner | |
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URL | www.google.com/search?q=Dictionary |
Launched | December 2009 |
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]
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.
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