Ginan Central: Reverse Lexicon

A reverse lexicon (or inverse dictionary) is a tool to lookup terms and concepts by their meanings or definitions in English. Also known as search-by-concept dictionary, such a tool can be useful in the context of ginans for generating lists of ginanic terms based on equivalent concepts in English e.g. religion, believer, etc.

This reverse lexicon for ginans has over seven thousand unique concepts and defintions compiled from various sources that can be searched and accessed online. This lexicon has also been integrated with Ginan Glossary and Ginan KWIC (Concordance) to facilitate online access for research and learning of ginans.

This website is maintained by Karim Tharani, tenured librarian and faculty at the University of Saskatchewan. Visit Ginan Central for more resources on ginans. For more information or questions, please contact