Dictionary.com
E100827
Dictionary.com is a popular online reference website that provides definitions, synonyms, pronunciations, and other language resources for English words and phrases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dictionary.com canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T866636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dictionary.com Context triple: [IAC, owns, Dictionary.com]
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A.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary is a collaboratively edited, multilingual online dictionary and lexical resource.
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B.
Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary is a major British English reference work and online resource that provides authoritative definitions, spellings, and usage guidance for English learners and speakers worldwide.
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C.
Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
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D.
Ei Thesaurus
Ei Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary and indexing tool used to standardize subject terms for engineering and technical literature in the Ei Compendex database.
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E.
Macquarie Dictionary
The Macquarie Dictionary is a major authoritative dictionary of Australian English, widely regarded as the standard reference for Australian vocabulary, spelling, and usage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dictionary.com Target entity description: Dictionary.com is a popular online reference website that provides definitions, synonyms, pronunciations, and other language resources for English words and phrases.
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A.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary is a collaboratively edited, multilingual online dictionary and lexical resource.
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B.
Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary is a major British English reference work and online resource that provides authoritative definitions, spellings, and usage guidance for English learners and speakers worldwide.
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C.
Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
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D.
Ei Thesaurus
Ei Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary and indexing tool used to standardize subject terms for engineering and technical literature in the Ei Compendex database.
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E.
Macquarie Dictionary
The Macquarie Dictionary is a major authoritative dictionary of Australian English, widely regarded as the standard reference for Australian vocabulary, spelling, and usage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational website
ⓘ
online dictionary ⓘ reference website ⓘ |
| businessModel | advertising-supported ⓘ |
| contentType |
educational content
ⓘ
reference content ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
contemporary vocabulary
ⓘ
modern English usage ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| hasThesaurusSite | https://www.thesaurus.com ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.dictionary.com ⓘ |
| includes |
idiom definitions
ⓘ
phrase definitions ⓘ proper noun entries ⓘ slang definitions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Dictionary.com ⓘ |
| offers |
free access
ⓘ
premium subscription options ⓘ |
| platformType |
mobile app
ⓘ
website ⓘ |
| primaryWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| provides |
antonyms
ⓘ
etymologies ⓘ example sentences ⓘ grammar resources ⓘ mobile applications ⓘ pronunciations ⓘ spelling information ⓘ synonyms ⓘ thesaurus entries ⓘ translation tools ⓘ usage notes ⓘ word definitions ⓘ word of the day feature ⓘ word origins ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
English language
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
audio pronunciation
ⓘ
browse by letter ⓘ personal word saving ⓘ search suggestions ⓘ spelling correction ⓘ word lists ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educators
ⓘ
general public ⓘ students ⓘ writers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dictionary.com Description of subject: Dictionary.com is a popular online reference website that provides definitions, synonyms, pronunciations, and other language resources for English words and phrases.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.