About Definify

Definify represents a philological focus on the definition of words.

This provides for a deeper understanding of a word's meaning, by presenting not only a definition, but also a history for the word.

Sources

The 1913 Webster's Dictionary results include entries from the list below of primary and secondary supplemental sources:

• 1913 Webster
  • From the original 1890 dictionary.
  
  
• Webster 1913 Suppl.
  • From the 1913 "New Words" supplement to the Webster.
  
  
• WordNet 1.5
  • From the WordNet on-line semantic network.
  
  
• Century Dict. 1906.
  • From the Century Dictionary published in 1906, especially from the "proper Names" supplement (volume IX).
  
  

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