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dwrensha / acronymy.net

collaborative website asking: can we define every word as an acronym?
https://acronymy.net
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Words with no definition in common dictionaries #9

Open DecimalTurn opened 2 hours ago

DecimalTurn commented 2 hours ago

I clicked on the button to get a "random undefined word", but got a word that has no definition in most common dictionaries: predeication

I looked in Wiktionary, Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster. Not sure what was the source for the words list, but maybe it was a mountweazel. In a case like this, should I suggest the word to be deleted from the database or should I make up a definition based on what I think the word means?

dwrensha commented 2 hours ago

I suppose we could add a form where you can suggest words to be removed, like the opposite of https://acronymy.net/suggest-word.

I documented the word list sources here: https://github.com/dwrensha/acronymy.net/tree/main/wordlist That particular word is present in /usr/share/dict/words on my Mac. It's possible that it's an error.

If I were assigned this word, I would just make something up. Perhaps the definition can contain some kind of joke about what the word sounds like, or even about the fact that it isn't a word.