The Free Dictionary
The Free Dictionary is an American online dictionary and encyclopedia that aggregates information from various sources.[1][4] It is accessible in fourteen languages.[4]
"The free dictionary" redirects here. For the Wikimedia project using the slogan "The free dictionary", see Wiktionary.Content[edit]
The site cross-references the contents of dictionaries such as The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the Collins English Dictionary; encyclopedias such as the Columbia Encyclopedia, the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, the Hutchinson Encyclopedia (subscription), and Wikipedia; book publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, HarperCollins, as well as the Acronym Finder database, several financial dictionaries, legal dictionaries, and other content.[1][4][7]
It has a feature that allows a user to preview an article while positioning the mouse cursor over a link. One can also double-click on any word to look it up in the dictionary. The website has sections such as Spelling Bee, Word Pronunciation, My Word List, and Match Up.[1]
It is available as a mobile app called "Dictionary app by Farlex".[4][8]