MorDictionary

MorDictionary is a collaborative lexicography project dedicated to defining everything from rare words to hyperspecific phrasings.

We believe dictionaries should be playful, meme-powered, web-ring-styled, functional, ad-free, capable of doubling as a human art promotion engine (we could associate people's art, music, etc. with dictionary entries), & never boring.

This Bear Blog serves as the editorial voice & commentary wing of the project.

Structure

MorDictionary exists within a broader creative framework.

Think of it as a small republic inside a larger institute.

Moribund Institute

We are an umbrella organization focused on accelerating the velocity of ideas. We achieve this by developing open-source educational software, creating educational games, aggregating comprehensive study sets, & other whatnot.

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MorDictionary

Core lexicographic project i.e. the keeper of all of the Moribund Institute's dictionary endeavors.

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Branch Projects

• Wear Your Dictionary
  The aggregation of wearable dictionary entries.

• Murdoch’s Dictionary
  A hyper-autistic dictionary curated with pictures of Murdoch or Murdoch's that act as lexicographical mood reference images.

• Additional mirrors, archives, & thematic dictionary projects as they develop.

• Semantica
  An open-source vocabulary trading card game.

Each branch explores a different dimension of dictionary whatnot: reference, experimentation, commentary, preservation.

What Makes MorDictionary Different

We aim to:

• Write definitions that are fun & functional
• Define hyperspecific phrasing we find from sources like Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Coin new words when language lacks precision [See: MorNeologisms]
• etc.

We reject:

• Pure ivory-tower detachment
• Pop-up ads like Collins Dictionary
• Wiktionary's overly strict formatting regulations: while I love them for it. I mean they shouldn’t "pollute" their dictionary with lexicographical mood reference images & whatnot like we, Morlexicographers, or I do. Not that MorDictionary is "polluted," necessarily; we’re just, I don't know... open.

Instead:

We focus on making a dictionary that's both FOSS (free & open-source) friendly, meme-powered, hype & or gay-fish hype.

Why Bear Blog?

The main MediaWiki site serves as the living archive.

This Bear Blog purpose is for:

• Commentary on notable dictionary entries
• Philosophy of lexicography
• Project updates
• Thought pieces on language whatnot
• Notable deleted scenes type content
• etc.

If the wiki is the archive, this is the pamphlet press.