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Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

*With over 600,000 words and definitions this is the LARGEST OXFORD English Dictionary on iTunes*

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is a distillation of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary into just two volumes: an incredible one third of the coverage of the OED in one tenth of the size. Including all words in current English from 1700 to the present day, it combines the world's best dictionary of contemporary English with a comprehensive account of the historical development of the language.

Over 600,000 words, phrases and definitions

* More than half a million definitions, covering dialect, literary, and technical vocabulary, as well as English from all parts of the world
* Includes 85,000 quotations to illustrate how words have been used by writers throughout the centuries
* Updated with 2,500 new words and phrases and thousands of newly discovered antedatings
* Pronunciations for words that might cause difficulty
* New introductory essay on the History of English by David Crystal
* Origin Section tracing the history of words
* The price $49.99 represents a 65% discount from the original cover price
* Automatic recognition of inflected forms

The dictionary is powered by the MSDict technology especially enhanced for iPhone and iPod with the following key benefits:

* No connection to the Internet required - you can use the dictionary on your iPhone or iPod touch without connecting to the Internet and with no additional charges

* Ability to change the font size in the word definitions - this feature is available from the device Settings

* Original format of the OXFORD wordlist

* Bookmarks - you can use the Bookmarks feature as a learning tool and create your own topics and word lists

* Filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:

* Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* Keyword- used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
* Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words

* Fast article scrolling

* Quick search of words while you type

* Hyperlinks between words and articles

"This latest (sixth edition) version of the Shorter (the full Oxford is 20 volumes) features 2,500 new words, including blogroll, cremains and crapola, but its real value is in its explanation of word origins and the distinguished examples of usage ."--Seattle Times

"The big language book of the year."--William Safire, New York Times Magazine

"The one dictionary you ought to have."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"A browser's paradise....The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary remains the most reliable and certainly the most capacious of abridged dictionaries. Now with the CD-ROM thrown in, it is also the most convenient."--Edward Short, The American Spectator

"The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an affordable and highly useful resource and continues to deliver the high quality one expects. The addition of the CD-ROM makes it very portable and convenient to use."--American Reference Books Annual

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Last changed:

Mar 29, 2009

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Mobile Systems

Version:

2.1

Average Rating:

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43.4 MB

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