Dictionaries and Thesauri
Today's digital dictionaries and thesauri are media rich, often including audio pronunciations, imagery and video. Technology allows for new ways to learn about words and their meaning. Explore the following links to view examples.
Visual Interactive
The following visual dictionaries/thesauri display a web of connections instead of text definitions for words.
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Imagery/Multimedia
- Wordnik - Provides more than a definition- includes audio pronunciation, examples of word usage on live twitter posts, associated Flicker photos and more.
- VocabAhead - SAT/ACT Vocab prep - Pairs definitions with animated clips (see image below)