Find meaningful results with MetaGlossary
“Meta” means beyond, more comprehensive, or more highly organized, and with respect to other dictionaries and glossaries, MetaGlossary is all these things. MetaGlossary harvests definitions from the entire web, a constantly-updated repository of information.
Hence, it surpasses traditional dictionaries, which grow more out of date with each passing day. MetaGlossary is as dynamic as the web, offering the most current information out there on the most contemporary topics.
However, unlike other search engines, MetaGlossary is able to precisely extract the meanings of terms and phrases from the often frustratingly unmanageable mass of information on the web. It provides you with concise, direct explanations for terms and phrases, not just endless links to sift through in search of a comprehensive definition.
What’s more, MetaGlossary organizes these meanings based on topic and usage, so you’ll find the one you’re looking for quickly and easily. Since MetaGlossary spans the expanse of the web, even your most field-specific requests for terms, phrases, acronyms, technical jargon, and slang, will be successfully met.
Example: Search ‘Absinthe’
An anise-flavored, high strength liqueur once banned due to the alleged toxic effects of wormwood, which reputedly turned the brains of heavy users to mush. Pernod and Ricard are the two best known substitutes; neither one contains wormwood. http://thatsthespirit.com/en/mixology/glossary.asp
June 28th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Well, it needs a little work. I tried “ALS” and got the error message:
Error!
Reason: Segment “content” was not a keyword for a postVarSet as expected!
Nice that you can join and so be able to suggest better definitions.
June 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
hmmm that’s strange- “als” worked just fine for me-
http://www.metaglossary.com/results/?query=als
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Come on guys, when you copy/paste the ‘about us’-text from a website, you can’t put it in your Review-section just like that. That’s what I call misinformation.
I don’t mean to put MetaGlossary down (certainly not, it’s an interesting site) but I would appreciate a more balanced view. Or don’t call it a review, call it an advertorial or whatever. That said, keep up the good work of promoting ‘other’ searchengines.