The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English,
derived from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913,
C. & G. Merriam Co., Springfield, Mass., under the direction
of Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D.; and from WordNet(R), a semantic
network created by the Cognitive Science Department of
Princeton University under the direction of Prof. George
Miller. Online version prepared by MICRA, Inc., Plainfield,
N.J. and edited by Patrick Cassidy
This file was converted from the original database on:
Thu Mar 7 19:06:27 2002
The original data is available from:
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recent version of the dictionary.)
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ongoing project to develop a modern on-line comprehensive
encyclopedic dictionary, by the efforts of all individuals
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Last edit May 16, 2001.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Also referred to as GCIDE
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This dictionary was derived from the
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Version published 1913
by the C. & G. Merriam Co.
Springfield, Mass.
Under the direction of
Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D.
and from
WordNet, a semantic network created by
the Cognitive Science Department
of Princeton University
under the direction of
Prof. George Miller
and is being updated and supplemented by
an open coalition of volunteer collaborators from
around the world.