Reference.com AlternativesDictionaries & Translators like Reference.com

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, Wikiless and Tatoeba.

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  1. Wikipedia icon

    Wikipedia

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    Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system.

    69 Wikipedia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • MediaWiki
    The home page of Wikipedia.
     

    • Wikipedia is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Reference.com.

    • Wikipedia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Reference.com.

    • Wikipedia is Free and Open SourceReference.com is Free and Proprietary
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    GoldenDict

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    GoldenDict is an open-source dictionary program for PC computers that gives translations of words and phrases for different languages. It allows use of several popular dictionary file formats simultaneously.

    63 GoldenDict alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    A feathery thing
     

    • GoldenDict is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Reference.com.

    • GoldenDict is Freemium and Open SourceReference.com is Free and Proprietary
  4. Encyclopædia Britannica icon

    Encyclopædia Britannica

     51 likes
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    The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately-held company. The articles in the Britannica are aimed at educated adult readers, and written by a staff of about 100 full-time editors and...

    26 Encyclopædia Britannica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Main Page
     
  5. Wikiless icon

    Wikiless

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    Wikiless is a free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy.

    59 Wikiless alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Wikiless is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Reference.com.

    • Wikiless is Free and Open SourceReference.com is Free and Proprietary
    • Wikiless is Privacy focused, Lightweight and Security-focusedReference.com is not according to our users
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    Tatoeba

     56 likes
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    At its core, Tatoeba is a large database of example sentences translated into several languages. Search example sentences translated into many languages. Add and translate your own sentences. It's collaborative, open, free, and even addictive.

    66 Tatoeba alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    Main Page
     
  9. WikiSpooks.com icon

    WikiSpooks.com

     28 likes
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    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    79 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Dictionary.com icon

    Dictionary.com

     84 likes
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    The free Dictionary.com app delivers content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, including nearly a million words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No internet required!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. Lingoes icon

    Lingoes

     106 likes
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    Lingoes is an easy and intuitive dictionary and text translation software. It offers lookup dictionaries, full text translation, capture word on screen, translate selected text and pronunciation of words. Lingoes sits in the system tray and becomes ones pop-up dictionary and the.

    96 Lingoes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    Main Window (several other view types possible)
     
  12. Power Thesaurus icon

    Power Thesaurus

     29 likes
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    Power Thesaurus is a fast, comprehensive and easy-to-follow online thesaurus for writers, journalists, students and teachers.

    28 Power Thesaurus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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  13. Merriam-Webster icon

    Merriam-Webster

     44 likes
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    Free online dictionary, thesaurus, spanish-english and medical dictionaries, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and many more high-quality Merriam-Webster language resources.

    79 Merriam-Webster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Homepage
     
  14. Linguee icon

    Linguee

     42 likes
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    Linguee is a new kind of dictionary app for French-English, Spanish-English and other language pairs. You will find reliable translations in the shortest time, even when you're offline.

    101 Linguee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Linguee start page
     
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