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October 11th, 2011, 07:56 GMT · By

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Google Search's New Dictionary OneBox Has Synonyms, Audio Enunciation

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Google seems to have updated the dictionary OneBox on its search results page. It's only a minor redesign of the existing feature, but the layout is better spaced out and Google now includes synonyms along with the definitions.

You'll notice that the various definitions for a word, as well as the new synonyms section, are better defined thanks to a small border between them.

It's a small change, but it makes it easier to focus on the section that interests you.

You'll also notice that you can now listen to how a word is pronounced, same as you could on Google Translate for example.

Google uses JavaScript and Flash for the feature, and not something like the newfangled <audio> HTML5 feature, so it should work on any browser with Flash, meaning IE 7 is fine but Safari on the iPad is not.

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