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Language matters: Introducing Dictionary
Aug 8, 2021

Language matters: Introducing Dictionary

Meet the new pronunciation dictionary of the English language.

Dictionary is an online pronunciation dictionary of the English language. It features over 18,000 words and phrases including proper names, scientific and technical terms, and many inflected forms.

The pronunciation is given in broad phonemic transcription using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), e.g. /ˈteɪbəl/ for table and /ˈnjuːtən/ for Newton.

See also
Towards more linked lexicographical data: Lexemes on Wikidata
A glimpse into the meaning and other properties of words described with structured and linked data.
Harnessing the power of the Oxford English Dictionary for linguistic research and NLP applications
How the OED Text Annotator may help bring text mining and natural language processing technologies to the next level.