The First and Last Word in Dictionaries
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The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary provides definitions for about 170,000 words, phrases and examples and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary.
The Second Edition offers new, up-to-date vocabulary (e.g. sex up, speed-dating, whiteboard), new 'mini-collocation' boxes, and new frequency information to highlight the most important words to learn. The new Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives you everything you need to learn English and pass exams!
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Bang Up-to-date and Easy to Use
- References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English
- All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable)
- Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams
- Only words from a defining vocabulary used to help make definitions easy to understand
- Over 90,000 examples, mainly full sentences, show you how English is used in context and help you write natural English.
- 25,000 collocations show the way words work together in English
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The MSDict Dictionary Format
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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
- Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
- Stylish user interface with several split screen modes
- Hyperlinks between different related words
- Dynamic changing of font sizes
- Wildcard filtration feature (the use of "?" replaces a letter and "*" replaces a group of letters within words)
- Button allowing quick erase of the query field
- Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
- Support for MMC, memory stick, and SD memory cards
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