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Dev tools · November 7, 2019

Self-Defined

A modern dictionary about us.

Self-Defined launched on November 7, 2019 with 116 votes, #236 of 3,203 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

Self-Defined is an open-source dictionary that seeks to provide more inclusive, holistic, and fluid definitions to reflect the diverse perspectives of the modern world. Future plans include a full API, bots for Twitter and Slack, and custom URLs.

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