Collins English Dictionary v4.2.01.11054

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=====Contains Rich Content =====

This app includes content from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition, 2010.

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Dictionary features include:

• 184,500 words, phrases and meanings from British and American English. British/American-only words are specially marked.

• Thousands of examples of real English showing learners how a word is normally used.

• Text to speech engine so you can listen to American and British native speaker’s pronunciation of words and sentences.

• 1,000 newly coined words, such as ‘podcast’, ‘wiki’, ‘carbon footprint’, ‘social networking’, and ‘tiger economy’.

• 7,000 synonyms and antonyms as well as 5,000 words related to science, literature, computers, and business.

• Explanations and examples use natural, easy-to-understand English.

• A pronunciation guide (IPA) with word stress shown next to each word entry.

• Large amount of grammatical information:

– parts of speech (noun, verb, adj. etc.) of each word.

– irregular verb forms and noun plurals.

– which prepositions are used with which verbs and adjectives.

– whether a noun is countable or uncountable.

=====Powerful & Specialized Functions=====

▶ Easier Search with ‘Multi Search’ ◀

• When you enter a word to search, relevant sentence idioms and phrasal verbs are searched for and spelling is checked automatically.

• Multiple types of searches are available in a single search window without the need to select a search mode.

▶ Search Features ◀

• Wildcard search: enter “?” or “*” in place of a letter when you are unsure of the spelling (e.g., “man*ver” retrieves the word “maneuver”).

• Search not only for words, but for phrases or examples.

• The spell check function corrects typos – if you are unsure of the spelling or mis-type a word, a list of similar words is offered.

• Search for similar words: e.g. clicking on “adding” in an entry yields a list of similar and derivative words: “addition”, “additional”, “additive”, “addition reaction”.

• The search results are listed in real-time when you enter a keyword.

• Links to Google so that you can search for more information on a particular word.

▶ Vocab Revision ◀

• Pronunciation guide from the built-in American Text To Speech (TTS) solution.

• History menu lists all your recent word searches.

• Save words and expressions to any number of flashcard folders.

• You can efficiently learn the words saved in the folders using the Cradle and Yes/No Quizzes function.

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