Friday, November 21, 2008

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary_For_iPhone-iPod Touch

Application description

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind around the world and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world.

Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including 900 new words. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and provides hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.

- The clearest, most accurate definitions, based on the largest language research programme in the world
- Thousands of brand-new words and senses from Oxford’s unrivalled new words research
- Word Histories give a fascinating insight into the history and development of hundreds of words
- 400 new notes on grammar and usage

Besides, with Oxford you get:

- English Sound Module which contains 20000 live voice pronunciations made by native speakers.
- No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary once and use it on you iPhone/iPod touch without any additional expenses.
- Cross-lookup feature between articles and directions.
- Search History to see the last 15 translated words.
New in this version Unavailable
Languages English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Requirements Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone 2.0 Software Update


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