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<p>MorDictionary: </p> <hr /> <div>== MorDictionary ==<br /> ''A project of the [https://moribund.institute Moribund Institute]''<br /> <br /> Defining everything from neologisms to hyperspecific phrasings.<br /> <br /> ''We oppose boring dictionaries.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Video ==<br /> <br /> * '''Twitch''' — [https://www.twitch.tv/mordictionary MorDictionary Live] <br /> <br /> * '''YouTube''' — [https://www.youtube.com/@MorDictionary/featured Main Channel] <br /> <br /> * '''YouTube (VOD Archive)''' — [https://www.youtube.com/@MorDictionaryVODS MorDictionary VODs] <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Dictionary Building ==<br /> <br /> Interested in crafting your own entries?<br /> <br /> 📚 [[Dictionary_Building_Resources|Dictionary Building Resources]] <br /> Tools, communities, and references for lexicographers and word-builders.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Community ==<br /> * '''Discord''' — [https://discord.gg/mxpBMPBmhw Join the MorDictionary Community]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Mission ==<br /> <br /> MorDictionary exists to:<br /> <br /> * Create engaging, enjoyable dictionary entries<br /> * Preserve rare, regional, and endangered words<br /> * Expand people’s lexicons without pretentiousness<br /> * Pair structured reference writing with thoughtful commentary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Featured Entries ==<br /> <br /> Selected examples from the MorDictionary archive:<br /> <br /> * [[Probity]]<br /> * [[Thanatopsis]]<br /> * [[Selcouth]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Archive &amp; Web Presence ==<br /> <br /> * '''Neocities Site''' — [https://mordictionary.neocities.org/ Classic MorDictionary]<br /> <br /> * '''Blogspot Archive''' — [https://mordictionary.blogspot.com/ Early Archive]<br /> <br /> * '''Google Site''' — [https://sites.google.com/view/mordictionary/home Legacy Mirror]<br /> <br /> * '''GitHub Pages Site''' — [https://mordictionary.github.io/ GitHub Pages Website]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Development &amp; Media ==<br /> <br /> * '''GitHub''' — [https://github.com/MorDictionary Source Code &amp; Projects]<br /> <br /> * '''SoundCloud''' — [https://soundcloud.com/mor-dictionary Audio &amp; Spoken Entries]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Writing, Blogs, Commentary ==<br /> * '''Bear Blog''' — [https://mordictionary.bearblog.dev Bearblog]<br /> * '''Tumblr''' — [https://www.tumblr.com/mordictionary Tumblr Blog]<br /> <br /> == Jobs &amp; Hiring ==<br /> <br /> MorDictionary commissions artists, developers, designers, and other contributors to expand the project.<br /> <br /> * '''Fiverr (Buyer Profile)''' — [https://www.fiverr.com/mordictionary/ Work With MorDictionary]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Presence on Forum Social Media Sites == <br /> * '''Reddit''' - [https://www.reddit.com/user/MorDictionary/ Reddit] <br /> * '''Lemmy.World''' — [https://lemmy.world/u/MorDictionary Lemmy]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Presence on Game Sites ==<br /> <br /> * '''Newgrounds''' — [https://mordictionary.newgrounds.com/ Newgrounds]<br /> <br /> == Official Hub ==<br /> <br /> * '''Moribund Institute''' — [https://moribund.institute Umbrella Organization]<br /> <br /> * '''Founder''' — [https://www.moribundmurdoch.com/ Moribund Murdoch]<br /> <br /> ----</div>

MorDictionary https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=150 2026-02-26T08:05:45Z

<p>MorDictionary: </p> <hr /> <div>== MorDictionary ==<br /> ''A project of the [https://moribund.institute Moribund Institute]''<br /> <br /> Defining everything from neologisms to hyperspecific phrasings.<br /> <br /> ''We oppose boring dictionaries.''<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Video ==<br /> <br /> * '''Twitch''' — [https://www.twitch.tv/mordictionary MorDictionary Live] <br /> <br /> * '''YouTube''' — [https://www.youtube.com/@MorDictionary/featured Main Channel] <br /> <br /> * '''YouTube (VOD Archive)''' — [https://www.youtube.com/@MorDictionaryVODS MorDictionary VODs] <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Dictionary Building ==<br /> <br /> Interested in crafting your own entries?<br /> <br /> 📚 [[Dictionary_Building_Resources|Dictionary Building Resources]] <br /> Tools, communities, and references for lexicographers and word-builders.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Community ==<br /> * '''Discord''' — [https://discord.gg/mxpBMPBmhw Join the MorDictionary Community]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Mission ==<br /> <br /> MorDictionary exists to:<br /> <br /> * Create engaging, enjoyable dictionary entries<br /> * Preserve rare, regional, and endangered words<br /> * Expand people’s lexicons without pretentiousness<br /> * Pair structured reference writing with thoughtful commentary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Featured Entries ==<br /> <br /> Selected examples from the MorDictionary archive:<br /> <br /> * [[Probity]]<br /> * [[Thanatopsis]]<br /> * [[Selcouth]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Archive &amp; Web Presence ==<br /> <br /> * '''Neocities Site''' — [https://mordictionary.neocities.org/ Classic MorDictionary]<br /> <br /> * '''Blogspot Archive''' — [https://mordictionary.blogspot.com/ Early Archive]<br /> <br /> * '''Google Site''' — [https://sites.google.com/view/mordictionary/home Legacy Mirror]<br /> <br /> * '''GitHub Pages Site''' — [https://mordictionary.github.io/ GitHub Pages Website]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Development &amp; Media ==<br /> <br /> * '''GitHub''' — [https://github.com/MorDictionary Source Code &amp; Projects]<br /> <br /> * '''SoundCloud''' — [https://soundcloud.com/mor-dictionary Audio &amp; Spoken Entries]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Writing, Blogs, Commentary ==<br /> * '''Bear Blog''' — [https://mordictionary.bearblog.dev Bearblog]<br /> * '''Tumblr''' — [https://www.tumblr.com/mordictionary Tumblr Blog]<br /> <br /> == Jobs &amp; Hiring ==<br /> <br /> MorDictionary commissions artists, developers, designers, and other contributors to expand the project.<br /> <br /> * '''Fiverr (Buyer Profile)''' — [https://www.fiverr.com/mordictionary/ Work With MorDictionary]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Presence on Forum Social Media Sites == <br /> * '''Reddit''' - [https://www.reddit.com/user/MorDictionary/ Reddit] <br /> * '''Lemmy.World''' — [https://lemmy.world/u/MorDictionary Lemmy]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Official Hub ==<br /> <br /> * '''Moribund Institute''' — [https://moribund.institute Umbrella Organization]<br /> <br /> * '''Founder''' — [https://www.moribundmurdoch.com/ Moribund Murdoch]<br /> <br /> ----</div>

MorDictionary https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Dictionary_Building_Resources&diff=139 2026-02-26T05:26:51Z

<p>MorDictionary: /* Communities Pairing Dictionary Entries with Whatnot */</p> <hr /> <div>== Dictionary Craft Tools ==<br /> ''A practical guide for lexicographers, wordsmiths, and neologism architects.''<br /> <br /> MorDictionary does not merely define words.<br /> <br /> We build them.<br /> We preserve them.<br /> We refine them.<br /> We sometimes invent them.<br /> <br /> This page collects tools, communities, and reference materials useful for crafting dictionary entries, mining example sentences, and coining neologisms.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Entry Construction Tools ==<br /> <br /> === Corpus &amp; Usage Research ===<br /> <br /> * '''Google Books Ngram Viewer''' — [https://books.google.com/ngrams Google Ngram Viewer] — Track historical frequency of words.<br /> * '''COCA (Corpus of Contemporary American English)''' — [https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/ english-corpora.org/coca] — Modern American English usage patterns.<br /> * '''British National Corpus''' — [https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/ english-corpora.org/bnc] — British English usage data.<br /> * '''Sketch Engine''' — [https://www.sketchengine.eu/ sketchengine.eu] — Advanced corpus querying tool.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Etymology Research ===<br /> <br /> * '''Online Etymology Dictionary''' — [https://www.etymonline.com/ etymonline.com] — Quick-reference etymology.<br /> * '''Wiktionary''' — [https://www.wiktionary.org/ wiktionary.org] — Collaborative etymology chains.<br /> * '''Perseus Digital Library''' — [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ perseus.tufts.edu] — Classical Greek and Latin texts.<br /> * '''Oxford English Dictionary (OED)''' — [https://www.oed.com/ oed.com] — Historical English dictionary (subscription required).<br /> * '''Webster’s 1828 Dictionary''' — [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/ webstersdictionary1828.com] — Early American English reference.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Pronunciation Tools ===<br /> <br /> * '''IPA Chart''' — [https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/content/full-ipa-chart ipa chart]<br /> * '''Forvo''' — [https://forvo.com/ forvo.com] — Crowdsourced pronunciation recordings.<br /> * '''Wiktionary Audio Archives''' — [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pronunciation commons pronunciation files]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Frequency &amp; Register Checking ===<br /> <br /> * '''Word Frequency Lists''' — [https://www.wordfrequency.info/ wordfrequency.info]<br /> * '''Google Scholar''' — [https://scholar.google.com/ scholar.google.com] — Academic register reference.<br /> * '''Project Gutenberg''' — [https://www.gutenberg.org/ gutenberg.org] — Literary corpora for historical usage.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Example Sentence Craft ==<br /> <br /> === Sentence Mining Communities ===<br /> <br /> * [https://www.reddit.com/r/SentenceMiners/ r/SentenceMiners] (Reddit)<br /> * [https://lemmy.world/c/SentenceMiners c/SentenceMiners] (Lemmy)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Neologism Design ==<br /> <br /> === Neologism Communities ===<br /> <br /> * '''Reddit''' — [https://www.reddit.com/r/NeologismsHelp/ r/NeologismsHelp]<br /> * '''Lemmy''' — [https://lemmy.world/c/NeologismHelp c/NeologismHelp]<br /> * Linguistics forums and word-creation discussion groups<br /> <br /> ----<br /> == Communities Pairing Dictionary Entries with Music ==<br /> * '''Reddit''' — [https://www.reddit.com/r/LexicalSoundtrack/ r/LexicalSoundtrack]<br /> <br /> == Recommended Dictionaries &amp; Glossaries ==<br /> <br /> === General Dictionaries ===<br /> <br /> * '''Oxford English Dictionary (OED)''' — [https://www.oed.com/ oed.com]<br /> * '''Merriam-Webster''' — [https://www.merriam-webster.com/ merriam-webster.com]<br /> * '''Wiktionary''' — [https://www.wiktionary.org/ wiktionary.org]<br /> * '''Wordnik''' — [https://www.wordnik.com/ wordnik.com]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Specialized &amp; Historical ===<br /> <br /> * '''Green’s Dictionary of Slang''' — [https://greensdictofslang.com/ greensdictofslang.com]<br /> * '''Webster’s 1828 Dictionary''' — [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/ webstersdictionary1828.com]<br /> * '''Phrontistery''' — [https://phrontistery.info/ phrontistery.info] — Obscure and rare vocabulary collections<br /> * '''The Grandiloquent Dictionary''' — [https://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/words.pdf PDF edition] — Unusual and sesquipedalian words<br /> * '''Oxford Reference''' — [https://www.oxfordreference.com/ oxfordreference.com] — Subject glossaries (legal, theological, technical, etc.)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Collaborative Lexicography Philosophy ==<br /> <br /> Dictionary-making is no longer confined to ivory towers, but maybe we should try to minimize the slop a smidge. I mean, I love [https://www.urbandictionary.com/ Urban Dictionary], but sometimes it’s a bit much.<br /> <br /> Let’s have fun, but let’s try to make a functional dictionary at the same time.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Philosophy ==<br /> <br /> We oppose boring dictionaries.<br /> <br /> A dictionary entry should:<br /> * Inform<br /> * Contextualize<br /> * Illuminate<br /> * Delight<br /> <br /> A lexicon is not merely a record.<br /> It is a living archive of thought.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> * [[Neologism]]<br /> * [[Sentence Mining]]<br /> * [[Etymology]]<br /> * [[MorDictionary Mission]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ''MorDictionary — A project of the Moribund Institute.''</div>

MorDictionary https://mordictionary.org/index.php?title=Dictionary_Building_Resources&diff=138 2026-02-26T05:26:02Z

<p>MorDictionary: </p> <hr /> <div>== Dictionary Craft Tools ==<br /> ''A practical guide for lexicographers, wordsmiths, and neologism architects.''<br /> <br /> MorDictionary does not merely define words.<br /> <br /> We build them.<br /> We preserve them.<br /> We refine them.<br /> We sometimes invent them.<br /> <br /> This page collects tools, communities, and reference materials useful for crafting dictionary entries, mining example sentences, and coining neologisms.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Entry Construction Tools ==<br /> <br /> === Corpus &amp; Usage Research ===<br /> <br /> * '''Google Books Ngram Viewer''' — [https://books.google.com/ngrams Google Ngram Viewer] — Track historical frequency of words.<br /> * '''COCA (Corpus of Contemporary American English)''' — [https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/ english-corpora.org/coca] — Modern American English usage patterns.<br /> * '''British National Corpus''' — [https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/ english-corpora.org/bnc] — British English usage data.<br /> * '''Sketch Engine''' — [https://www.sketchengine.eu/ sketchengine.eu] — Advanced corpus querying tool.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Etymology Research ===<br /> <br /> * '''Online Etymology Dictionary''' — [https://www.etymonline.com/ etymonline.com] — Quick-reference etymology.<br /> * '''Wiktionary''' — [https://www.wiktionary.org/ wiktionary.org] — Collaborative etymology chains.<br /> * '''Perseus Digital Library''' — [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ perseus.tufts.edu] — Classical Greek and Latin texts.<br /> * '''Oxford English Dictionary (OED)''' — [https://www.oed.com/ oed.com] — Historical English dictionary (subscription required).<br /> * '''Webster’s 1828 Dictionary''' — [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/ webstersdictionary1828.com] — Early American English reference.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Pronunciation Tools ===<br /> <br /> * '''IPA Chart''' — [https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/content/full-ipa-chart ipa chart]<br /> * '''Forvo''' — [https://forvo.com/ forvo.com] — Crowdsourced pronunciation recordings.<br /> * '''Wiktionary Audio Archives''' — [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pronunciation commons pronunciation files]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Frequency &amp; Register Checking ===<br /> <br /> * '''Word Frequency Lists''' — [https://www.wordfrequency.info/ wordfrequency.info]<br /> * '''Google Scholar''' — [https://scholar.google.com/ scholar.google.com] — Academic register reference.<br /> * '''Project Gutenberg''' — [https://www.gutenberg.org/ gutenberg.org] — Literary corpora for historical usage.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Example Sentence Craft ==<br /> <br /> === Sentence Mining Communities ===<br /> <br /> * [https://www.reddit.com/r/SentenceMiners/ r/SentenceMiners] (Reddit)<br /> * [https://lemmy.world/c/SentenceMiners c/SentenceMiners] (Lemmy)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Neologism Design ==<br /> <br /> === Neologism Communities ===<br /> <br /> * '''Reddit''' — [https://www.reddit.com/r/NeologismsHelp/ r/NeologismsHelp]<br /> * '''Lemmy''' — [https://lemmy.world/c/NeologismHelp c/NeologismHelp]<br /> * Linguistics forums and word-creation discussion groups<br /> <br /> ----<br /> == Communities Pairing Dictionary Entries with Whatnot == <br /> * '''Reddit''' [https://www.reddit.com/r/LexicalSoundtrack/ r/LexicalSoundtrack]<br /> == Recommended Dictionaries &amp; Glossaries ==<br /> <br /> === General Dictionaries ===<br /> <br /> * '''Oxford English Dictionary (OED)''' — [https://www.oed.com/ oed.com]<br /> * '''Merriam-Webster''' — [https://www.merriam-webster.com/ merriam-webster.com]<br /> * '''Wiktionary''' — [https://www.wiktionary.org/ wiktionary.org]<br /> * '''Wordnik''' — [https://www.wordnik.com/ wordnik.com]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Specialized &amp; Historical ===<br /> <br /> * '''Green’s Dictionary of Slang''' — [https://greensdictofslang.com/ greensdictofslang.com]<br /> * '''Webster’s 1828 Dictionary''' — [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/ webstersdictionary1828.com]<br /> * '''Phrontistery''' — [https://phrontistery.info/ phrontistery.info] — Obscure and rare vocabulary collections<br /> * '''The Grandiloquent Dictionary''' — [https://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/words.pdf PDF edition] — Unusual and sesquipedalian words<br /> * '''Oxford Reference''' — [https://www.oxfordreference.com/ oxfordreference.com] — Subject glossaries (legal, theological, technical, etc.)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Collaborative Lexicography Philosophy ==<br /> <br /> Dictionary-making is no longer confined to ivory towers, but maybe we should try to minimize the slop a smidge. I mean, I love [https://www.urbandictionary.com/ Urban Dictionary], but sometimes it’s a bit much.<br /> <br /> Let’s have fun, but let’s try to make a functional dictionary at the same time.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Philosophy ==<br /> <br /> We oppose boring dictionaries.<br /> <br /> A dictionary entry should:<br /> * Inform<br /> * Contextualize<br /> * Illuminate<br /> * Delight<br /> <br /> A lexicon is not merely a record.<br /> It is a living archive of thought.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> * [[Neologism]]<br /> * [[Sentence Mining]]<br /> * [[Etymology]]<br /> * [[MorDictionary Mission]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ''MorDictionary — A project of the Moribund Institute.''</div>

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