Oxford Dictionary of English and Thesaurus

Description

This dictionary software bundle includes the leading single-volume English dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of English and the comprehensive Concise Oxford Thesaurus.

The Oxford Dictionary of English has been completely revised and updated to include the very latest vocabulary, with over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings as well as 75,000 audio pronunciations of both common and rare words, doubled with both British & American voice versions, including words with controversial pronunciation or with variant pronunciations. This edition includes thousands of brand-new words and senses, as well as up-to-date encyclopedic information.

The Concise Oxford Thesaurus is ideal for helping you pinpoint exactly the right word, whether you are writing a letter, preparing a report, composing an essay, writing creatively, or solving a crossword. Over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms, ideal for use in word games and puzzles, to improve your writing or to find the word on the tip of your tongue. Other useful features include thousands of example phrases helping you to select the correct word, and opposites and related terms clearly marked.

A search tool

Featuring autocomplete search to help you find words quickly by seeing search predictions that might be similar to the search terms you're typing. The search also allows various search options as:

* A ‘fuzzy filter’ when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word * A ‘keyword’ search for finding key words within compound words * A wild card search function ('*' or '?') which can replace a letter or entire parts of a word.

A learning tool

The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further: * A ‘Favorites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words * History list to help you easily review the last visited words. * See words in context with example sentences

A mobile dictionary application from MobiSystems with content from Oxford University Press.