Questions about English dictionaries
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Dictionary of English word syllables and stresses [duplicate]
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Where can I obtain an English dictionary with structured data?
Does anybody know of a downloadable dictionary of English words with their syllables AND stress patterns? ...
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Is there such thing as an online preposition dictionary?
Is there such a thing as an online preposition dictionary?
For example, I want to use the word "interpretation" but I am not sure of its preposition. I don't know if the correct preposition should ...
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How to find a word to fit a meaning?
I need to find a word that would have a reasonably close meaning to:
a collection of facts and arguments used to arrive at an explanation [of some (thing|concept|idea|...)]
More generally, I ...
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On what juristic basis are students corrected when making mistakes in an English class? [closed]
I've learned that there is no authoritative dictionary for English. I wonder on what juristic basis students are corrected when making mistakes in an English class. How can someone say that whatever ...
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English word list with pronunciation [duplicate]
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Where can I obtain an English dictionary with structured data?
Where can I find a digital English-language dictionary or word list containing pronunciation? I would ...
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Is there a simple word -> noun/verb/pronoun table? [closed]
I'm after a basic list of words and their "role" in language. It could be plain text, excel, csv, but all I want is, eg:
cat noun
run verb
etc. Simple as that. I'm teaching a young friend who's ...
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Vast amount of vocabulary in English books [duplicate]
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Are there 20,000 English words in the average adult's vocabulary?
English is not my native language, but I use it on a daily basis. I started reading English ...
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Are published books to be considered an official reference for spelling? [duplicate]
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Regulatory bodies and authoritative dictionaries for English
Many times I searched across several books for the usage of some words and many times I've found my results ...
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Percentages of meanings in an English dictionary
Often when you look for some new word in a dictionary, you will find many definitions or meanings of the one word.
For example when you look for a word to in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary you ...
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Dictionary program/website that has IPA+recording for as many words as possible
I usually use Wiktionary as my English dictionary. The main things that I'm interested in are (1) IPA transcriptions and (2) voice recordings of each word.
The problem is that Wiktionary doesn't have ...
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Are there any online dictionaries that allow you to link to a single specific definition of a word? [closed]
For example, on my blog I want to link to the definition of 'nut' as'a perforated block usually of metal that has an internal screw thread and is used on a bolt or screw' which is the third definition ...
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Best resources for word popularity [closed]
I am looking for a good resource that can give me some idea of how popular or commonly used a word is. Some of these may be:
WordCount.org -- Indexes the words based on the popularity count. For ...
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Good dictionary software
What is good dictionary software? I am asking about the ones that can be downloaded and used on Windows machines, and not online websites.
I thought Word Web is a good one, but are there any advanced ...
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What word describes interpreting evidence in such a way as to reach a desired conclusion?
Does anyone know what it's called when you interpret evidence to reach the conclusion you want?
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Which was the first dictionary and how was it decided which words went into it?
I've heard the riddle: "If Websters' was the first dictionary where did he get all the words from?"
It has quite since intrigued me, honestly. Which was the first English language dictionary and how ...
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What are comparative strong points of online dictionaries and other useful reference sites?
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This question was composed in an attempt to follow Guidelines for Great Subjective Questions. I hope I do not fail them too hard, but if you see how the question can be improved please edit ...
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Online rhyme dictionary/rhyming resource that lists rhymes by vowel sound (assonance)
Anyone know of an online rhyming dictionary or rhyme resource that lists rhymes by vowel sound (assonance)? RhymeZone.com doesn't have such an option.
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Is it possible to form adjective “morally” by deriving it from the noun “moral” (as in “of the story”)?
Recently I used the word morally as an adjective formed from the noun moral. The concept I wanted to describe was that some statement is morally correct if you are able to agree with it intuitively ...
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Where can I find a relatively inclusive word-list for analysis of prefixes and suffixes? [closed]
To illustrate a simple example, when I encounter the word "claustrophobia", what I already knew is the left part "claustro-" means "small and enclosed", and I want to discover if "-phobia" has a fixed ...
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Suggestion for English phrase dictionary?
I am not native English guy. One of the problem when I learn English is that I don't understand phrases, the phrase used cannot be found in the dictionary, which only contains single word.
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Is there an 'official' way to suggest a new word become part of the English language? [duplicate]
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Regulatory bodies and authoritative dictionaries for English
Creating a new word
What are the criteria to adopt new words into English?
I've always been told, at ...
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Is there a specific word for a list of [word + how to use it in a sentence]?
Like a dictionary, but instead of a list of words and their definitions, it contains words and how to use them in a sentence. If there is no such word, is there a specific word for a dictionary that ...
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Prepositional phrases on the internet
Is there any online dictionary or database of prepositional phrases? What I would like is to enter e. g. "justification" and it would give me: "justification to somebody", "justification of ...
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Which of these meanings for the word “pet” came first?
The word "pet" has a few different definitions (my own paraphrase):
n: An animal kept for companionship.
v: To affectionately caress.
My question is, which of these usages originated first? Do we ...
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US Equivalent to the Oxford English Dictionary
Apologies if this question is inappropriate for the site.
In the US, what would be equivalent to the OED? The de facto standard. I know there's the New Oxford American Dictionary but in the US does ...
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Largest open-source dictionary w/ brief definitions (not wiktionary)
What's the largest open-source dictionary that includes brief
definitions of each word? Wiktionary is a great resource but:
There are over 200K words in the scowl list that aren't in
wiktionary. ...
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What is the accepted definition of the following words in this sentence?
Quoting DailyWTF:
The Matrix! No, not the the uburbulous deprodication errebelously conceived by “The Architect”.
What is the accepted definition of the following words in the above quote?
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