Wiktionary:Webster's Dictionary, 1913
Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, 1909, is a public domain dictionary, as is also the revised 1913 edition. These dictionaries can be used to empower Wiktionary with more definitions.
These dictionaries were published by the G. & C. Merriam Company of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wikification structureEdit
The exposition order is alphabetic, after beginning with pronunciation:
2. Adjective
3. Adverb
4. Noun
5. Pronoun
6. Verb.
They use a first-level title (i.e., ==Pronunciation==).
Intransitive and transitiveEdit
In verbs, there is a separation between intransitive and transitive forms, using a second-level title (i.e., ===Intransitive===).
AbbreviationsEdit
There are two different lists of abbreviations depending on the type.
- Wiktionary:Abbreviated Authorities in Webster lists abbreviations of literary works and authors (e.g. "Hawthorne" = "Nathaniel Hawthorne").
- Wiktionary:Abbreviations in Webster lists abbreviations of grammatical terms (e.g. "p. p." = "past particple").
More dataEdit
One can add more data to the word indicating synonyms, crossref. syn., similar words, related words and derived forms.
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
- Project Gutenberg: The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, #673, in eBook format.
- Project Gutenberg: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, #29765, plain text
- Hyperdictionary, a site that shows search results in several dictionaries, including Webster 1913