Merriam-Webster Alternatives

Merriam-Webster is described as 'Free online dictionary, thesaurus, spanish-english and medical dictionaries, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and many more high-quality Merriam-Webster language resources' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Merriam-Webster for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows apps. The best Merriam-Webster alternative is GoldenDict, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Merriam-Webster are Wiktionary, WordReference, Dictionary.com and Wordnote Dictionary.

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  1. Multilingual dictionary. The Blueseal dictionary provides translations of words and expressions between German, English, Spanish and French in all possible combinations. It also provides a synonym dictionary for all these languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
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    Client/server software, human language dictionary databases, and tools supporting the DICT protocol (RFC 2229).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Allkdic icon
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    Handy status bar dictionary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Dictionary .NET is a tiny, easy and smart multilingual dictionary translating from/to 65 languages using Googles and Bing services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Treegle Dictionary is a new kind of dictionary that arranges definitions in a tree format. With this format, you can see how each component of a definition contributes to the meaning of a word.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    sdcv is a simple, cross-platform, text-based utility for working with dictionaries in StarDict format.

    Name mean StarDictConsoleVersion.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. Translate words and phrases between more than 50 languages using Google Translate Element.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Blackberry
     
  8. Dictionary from the Elementary project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. VerbAce icon
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    VerbAce-Pro is an easy-to-use Desktop Translation Software.

    Translate in a mouse click From any application Access Wikipedia Quick translation option by moving the cursor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  10. Word Salad icon
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    This app suggests similar words based on fundamental Natural Language Processing techniques.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. QwickUp icon
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    Access all your favorite dictionaries and other lookup services in one place.

    Firefox and Chrome extension are available to easily select and lookup any text in web pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
     
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