Oxford Dictionary of English

The Leading Single-volume English Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionary of English is the foremost authority on the English language. It presents words according to their current use and frequency based on the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus, an unrivalled collection of hundreds of millions of words of modern English.

Dictionary includes:

• Over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings
• 11,000 encyclopedic entries
• 550 usage notes
• 13 factual appendices plus Guide to Good English

Advantages:

• Explore the richness of the English language, including language from around the world, the newest words, and the technical and scientific terms
• Unique organization of the main sense and subsenses makes navigation easier and helps explain how meanings work
• Real examples and usage notes throughout the text give the fullest picture for every word
• Discover more about the development of English, with histories given for thousands of words and phrases

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Oxford Dictionary of English is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Audio pronunciations (through additional installed sound modules)
• Hyperlinks between different related words
• Handy custom 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
• Dynamic changing of font sizes
• History lists of visited words
• Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
• Fullscreen support
• Page scrolling mode added
• Ability to select and change the language for MSDict menus and messages. The supported languages are- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finish, Russian and Portuguese.
• Copy single words, selected paragraphs or whole word definitions in external programs on your phone
• Two different work modes- View and Selection for your convenience when browsing word definition