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Google Dictionary
Google Dictionary is an online dictionary service of Google that is accessible in Google Translate, as a Google Chrome extension, and formerly with the "define" operator and other similar phrases in Google Search. The dictionary content is licensed from Oxford University Press's Oxford Languages. It is available in different languages, such as English, Spanish and French. The service on Google Search also contained pronunciation audio, Google Translate, a word origin chart, Ngram Viewer, and word games, among other features for the English-language version. Originally available as a standalone service, it was integrated into Google Search, with the standalone service discontinued in August 2011. As of , the Google Dictionary is no longer available on Google Search as it has been replaced with AI Overviews. Microsoft's Bing provides a similar dictionary service that also licenses dictionary data from Oxford Languages. Apple also licenses dictionary data from Oxford for its iOS and macOS products.
Article summary
Google Dictionary is an online dictionary service of Google that is accessible in Google Translate, as a Google Chrome extension, and formerly with the "define" operator and other similar phrases in Google Search. The dictionary content is licensed from Oxford University Press's Oxford Languages. It is available in different languages, such as English, Spanish and French. The service on Google Search also contained pronunciation audio, Google Translate, a word origin chart, Ngram Viewer, and word games, among other features for the English-language version. Originally available as a standalone service, it was integrated into Google Search, with the standalone service discontinued in August 2011. As of , the Google Dictionary is no longer available on Google Search as it has been replaced with AI Overviews. Microsoft's Bing provides a similar dictionary service that also licenses dictionary data from Oxford Languages. Apple also licenses dictionary data from Oxford for its iOS and macOS products.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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