Coverage of American English as It is Used Today
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The Cambridge Dictionary of American English provides definitions for about 40,000 words and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary.
With easy access, clear definitions, current vocabulary and plenty of examples this dictionary is an indispensable aid to students of English |
Key Features
- Based on a 200 million-word corpus of American English that shows which words and phrases are really used in current American English, and what people really mean when they say or write those words
- Organized by meaning to help learners use English effectively
- Guidewords to help you quickly find the exact meaning you are looking for
- A 2,000-word defining vocabulary to help make definitions easy to understand
- Authentic, full-sentence examples to show how words are typically used and to help learners understand and use English more accurately
- Language Portraits to provide in-depth explanations of difficult grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation
The MSDict Dictionary Format
The Cambridge Dictionary of American English is here presented in MSDict electronic format.
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- Quick dynamic search of words while you type
- Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
- Hyperlinks between different related words
- Dynamic changing of font sizes
- Button allowing quick erase of the query field
- Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
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- Fullscreen support
- Page scrolling mode added
- Handy custom filteres added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
- Fussy 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
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