Google's results now include links to Wikipedia, Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster and Answers.com. Two of these sites (Dictionary.com and Answers.com) have been previously used to show definitions for each word of a query. They have been replaced by Google Dictionary and the feature has been removed when Google launched a new interface, two months ago.
Here's an example of query that triggers the special definition results: [en:en overcast].
Google has another special result that's displayed if you search for [define word] or [word definition]. This time, Google shows definitions from WordNet.
There's also a define: operator that shows definitions from WordNet, Wikipedia, glossaries and other web pages.
so, it's back to the past?
ReplyDeleteI believe at many engines all three versions have worked for some time.
ReplyDeleteAt Wolfram Alpha 2 of the 3 work (no define:)
At Bing all 3 Work
At Ask.com all 3 Work
At Duck Duck Go all 3 Work
At Yahoo 2 of the 3 work (no define:)
but links to the reference sites
LOL, but none of them link to their actual google.com/dictionary definition?
ReplyDeleteWhy did they ever get rid of that? The wiktionary links rarely ever have the actual definition and google dictionary was perfect.
How about you just bring that button back Google?