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Web Dictionary Plans to Outdo Print Cousins

New features and bigger capacity make Wordnik a revolution in lexicography

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 16, 2009 5:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – Ever stumbled across an unfamiliar word and wondered not only what it means, but what it looks and sounds like? Or what other words it appears alongside most often, and how many times it’s been used in print this year? The revolutionary new dictionary...   Read full story »

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