Reference.com Alternatives

Reference.com is described as 'Offers a massive online dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, quote finder, and translator (powered by Google Translate)- all for free' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Reference.com, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Reference.com alternative is Wikipedia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Reference.com are GoldenDict, Encyclopædia Britannica, WordReference and Wikiless.

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  1. Wordnik icon
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    Wordnik is an online English dictionary and language resource that provides dictionary and thesaurus content.Some of the content is based on print dictionaries such as the Century Dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary, WordNet, and GCIDE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. Visuwords icon
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    The fun and free way to look up definitions. THE graphical dictionary and visual thesaurus. We love words

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. Conzept icon
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    Conzept is an attempt to create an encyclopedia for the 21st century. A modern topic-exploration tool based on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Open Library, GBIF and other useful information sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. Glosbe icon
     13 likes

    Glosbe is a platform providing free dictionaries with in-context translations (translated sentences - the so-called translation memory). You will find here:

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. Stubia icon
     6 likes

    Stubia is a mobile encyclopedia that limits each article to 160 characters: this limitation makes each topic easy to understand.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Tomedes is a global language service provider offering translation, localization, and interpretation in over 240 languages. Founded in 2007 and based in the United States, Tomedes specializes in professional human translation with expertise across legal, medical, technical...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
     
  7. Alchetron icon
     6 likes

    Alchetron.com is a free social encyclopedia for world where you can create, organize and learn easily using topics.

    With Alchetron you can search & share thousands of organized topics which can be biographies, free courses for students etc.

    33 Alchetron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. Tagaini jisho icon
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    Tagaini Jisho is a free to use Japanese dictionary. It is available in several languages such as german or french.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. The meaning and definition of 140.000+ words. Meaning Monkey is a free online dictionary. Can't find something? Take part in the enlargement of MeaningMonkey.org! Let's build the world's next favorite dictionary together.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Newslines icon
     6 likes

    Newslines lets people create shared timelines on any person, product or news event. Writers create news snippets that are combined into interactive multimedia timelines.

    50 Newslines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Translate Shell icon
     11 likes

    Translate Shell (formerly Google Translate CLI) is a command-line translator powered by Google Translate (default), Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate and Apertium.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Offers online/offline translation, a dictionary, and phrasebooks. Syncs translations, supports text, speech, and image translation. Includes 18 language profiles, translation widget, and premium features like ad-free usage and offline mode.

    114 PROMT Translator alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
     
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