Google expands define but drops dictionary by Karen Blakeman.
From the post:
Google has added extra information to its web definitions. When using the ‘define’ command, an expandable box now appears containing additional synonyms, how the word is used in a sentence, the origins of the word, the use of the word over time and translations. At the moment it is only available in Google.com and you no longer need the colon immediately after define. So, for definitions of dialectic simply type in
define dialectic.
The box gives definitions and synonyms of the word and the ‘More’ link gives you an example of its use in a sentence.
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Karen lays out how you can use “define” to your best advantage.
What has my curiosity up is the thought of using a keyword like “define” in a topic map interface.
Rather than giving a user all the information about a subject, to create an on the fly thumbnail of a subject. Which a user can then follow or not.