Directory of Word-a-day Resources

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• AmericanLiterature.com

  http://www.americanliterature.com/VOCAB.HTML
  Gives the meaning of a single word everyday, and links to an archive of previously listed words. Also includes a daily random quote.

• Dictionary.com : Word of the Day

  http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/
  Features the meaning of a single random word, its pronunciation, etymology and examples of word usage. Includes a daily word mailing list.

• Italian Word of the Day

  http://italian.about.com/library/word/blwordofday1027.htm
  Features a new word every day spoken in Italian by a native speaker and a phrase using the word in an example. Includes translation in English.

• Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

  http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/
  A searchable dictionary and thesaurus. Includes word games, daily word with its meaning, history, usage in sentences, and etymology.

• Mot du Jour - French Word of the Day

  http://french.about.com/library/motdujour/bl_motdujour.htm
  Provides a new French word emailed daily with pronunciation, example of usage, and related words. Includes archive of previous French words, and subscription information.

• Quadrivial Quandary

  http://www.quadrivialquandary.com/
  Features a daily vocabulary and sentence craft challenge for logophiles. A game of using four words of the day in one sentence that illustrate their meanings.

• Travlang's Words for Travellers

  http://www.travlang.com/wordofday/
  Includes a daily English word and its translation in many other languages.

• Word of the Day - Spanish Language

  http://spanish.about.com/blword.htm
  Includes a word from the Spanish vocabulary each day of the month.

• Word of The Day by WordThink

  http://www.wordthink.com/
  WordThink's Word of The Day provides unpretentious words that are insightful and persuasive.

• Wordsmith.org

  http://www.wordsmith.org/
  Features a daily word with its meaning, etymology, usage and pronunciation. Also offers anagrams, acronyms, dictionary and thesaurus by email.

 

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