Why I Love Apple's Dictionary
A weblog by Ian.
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Nov 16, 2008
Eric Yap said...
Thanks! I learned a word to today.
Dec 19, 2008
maclogo said...
I've noticed that the definiiton of "marriage" is completely different between Apple's definition and the Merriam-Webster definition. Can someone tell me why this is? what "dictionary" does Apple use?
Jan 09, 2009
analogcabin said...
You would have to subscribe to prove it, but I'm near certain it's the Oxford English Dictionary. Reference: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/macosx/literacylearning.html
Jan 09, 2009
analogcabin said...
Hmmm, the app appears to rely on free services so I'm revising my answer. It's the Concise Oxford English Dictionary ( http://www.askoxford.com/ ), which is freely available to compare with the Apple Dictionary results. I did compare the results for 'context' and am satisfied they are the same.
