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Lingoes 2.9.2

Razvan Serea — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:13:48 +0000

Dictionary and multi-language translation software providing results in over 80 languages. It offers full text translation, capture word on screen, translate selected text and pronouncing text, and Read more...

@everyword completes tweeting the entire dictionary

James Walker — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 13:44:11 +0000

The automated Twitter account @everyword has finally completed the task it began in 2007 tweeting out every single word in the dictionary one-by-one. Read more...

Twitter users to vote a new word into the Collins English Dictionary

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 May 2014 14:32:18 +0000

Genius or downright ridiculous? The Collins English Dictionary is opening up its pages to the Twittersphere, allowing users to vote a new word into the 12th edition of the lexicon. Read more...

Oxford Dictionary says it's geek chic to take a selfie with a phablet at a MOOC

Christopher White — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:19:35 +0000

Oxford Dictionary Online has updated its list of words today, and many technology phrases were added. Phrases like "geek chic," "bitcoin," and "BYOD" are all examples of words added to the dictionary. Read more...

Lingoes 2.9.1

Razvan Serea — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:49:28 +0000

Lingoes 2.9.0

Razvan Serea — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:49:22 +0000

Lingoes 2.8.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:16:42 +0000

Lingoes is an easy and intuitive dictionary and text translation software, It offers look-up dictionaries, full text translation, capture word on screen, translate selected text and pronunciation Read more...

Woot! Oxford English Dictionary adds 400 new words

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:06:03 +0000

The Oxford English dictionary has added 400 new words, including woot, retweet, cyberbullying and sexting Read more...

OMG! Oxford English Dictionary adds LOL

Michael Collado — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:01:07 +0000

If you thought English dictionaries adding "D'oh!" — the ever-so-famous catchphrase from pop culture icon Homer Simpson — and "unfriend" in the past was a big deal, or even humorous, you may find yourself LOLing... Read more...

Google unveils dedicated dictionary site

Sam Symons — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:53:09 +0000

One part of Google's search engine that many use quite regularly is the define:term aspect. This, as you can see, will define the term entered for the user. Now, Google's extended this by creating a... Read more...

Dictionary .NET 1.7.3501

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:47:57 +0000

Dictionary .NET is a tiny, easy and smart multilingual dictionary translating from/to 43 languages using Google's services.Integrates Google Dictionary, Translate, Suggest, Wikipedia (4-in-1) without installing them. Free, Tiny, Smart and Standalone!... Read more...

Dictionary .NET 1.6

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:20:21 +0000

Dictionary .NET is a tiny, easy and intuitive multilingual dictionary translating from/to 43 languages using Google services.Integrates Google Dictionary, Translate, Suggest, Wikipedia (4-in-1) (Dictionary + Translation) Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German,... Read more...

Dictionary .NET Free 1.3

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:55:30 +0000

Dictionary .NET is a tiny and easy multilingual dictionary translating from/to 42 languages using Google services. (Dictionary + Translation) Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Chinese Traditional, Chinese... Read more...

"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary

Tom Warren — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:32:39 +0000

"w00t", an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary. Massachusetts-based Merriam-Webster said "w00t" -- typically spelled with two zeros... Read more...

Oxford English Dictionary finally recognises 'wiki'

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:23:58 +0000

The Oxford English Dictionary has recognized the word 'wiki' as a word, among many others in its latest quarterly update. 'Wiki' began life as 'wiki wiki', a Hawaiian word meaning 'quick', but the OED has... Read more...

'Googling' Lands In Dictionary

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:56:05 +0000

On Thursday, Merriam-Webster stamped its approval on a raft of words that will appear in its next dictionary update, including the verb "google" and other tech terms such as "spyware" and "mouse potato." The words... Read more...

'Podcast' added to Oxford Dictionary

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 02:36:48 +0000

"Podcast" (a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar programme, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player) is now an official part of the English language, as the word... Read more...

OT: Jedi, Klingons invade new dictionary

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:09:01 +0000

As it seems to be turning into a slow news day today, i thought I might entertain you all with this -Ed Science fiction's "Jedi" warriors and "Klingon" bad guys have entered... Read more...