Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to Dictionaryarchive.com. We are a repository of historical dictionaries, glossaries, and textbooks. We offer word definitions for legal proceedings, prior art interpretation, and other diverse research functions.
Word meaning changes over time and varies across subject domains. The Dictionary Archive team is building out a repository, index, and web tools to quickly uncover nuances in word meaning.
What will I be charged?
We currently offer fixed prices per dictionary, glossary, or textbook page scans:
Your initial payment reflects all requested words in your order before this potential downward adjustment.
- $25.00 per successfully sourced dictionary definition
Your initial payment reflects all requested words in your order before this potential downward adjustment.
How long will it take to process my order?
Current processing time is within 1 business day. Orders are delivered to the email address used during Dictionaryarchive.com account creation.
Can I order By Email?
You can order directly by email and be invoiced later.
Submit your terms and any resource constraints to orders@dictionaryarchive.com. We will pull the desired number of definitions and invoice you later.
Submit your terms and any resource constraints to orders@dictionaryarchive.com. We will pull the desired number of definitions and invoice you later.
Do You Offer Custom Search Services?
We run custom searches across our index and create word reports of successfully located terms so you can quickly find a broad range of definitions (see report example). For custom searches please contact orders@dictionaryarchive.com.
Can I Directly Access Dictionary Archive's Index?
Our monthly subscribers can access our index in online beta form. Become a monthly subscriber to access full-text of all digitized resources. Contact trials@dictionaryarchive.com to learn more.
What is included in each definition delivery?
The resource cover page, copyright page, and page(s) of definitions. These items are delivered in PDF format.
I had a problem with my order! How do I make adjustments?
Please email orders@dictionaryarchive.com for questions about billing, delivery, or formatting. Please include your order number and user information (i.e first name and email address)
How do I request additional resources or features?
We love to hear requests. Email requests@dictionaryarchive.com with a detailed description of the resource or feature desired.