Oxford Shorter 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 for each word tracing it's history
The price $49.99 represents a 65% discount from the original cover price
The MSDict Dictionary Format
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is utilized by MSDict Viewer. 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
Hyperlinks between different related words
History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
Support for memory cards
Like it? Share with your friends!
Supported operating systems:
Google Android 1.0, Google Android 1.5, Google Android 1.6, Google Android 10.x, Google Android 2.0, Google Android 2.1, Google Android 2.2, Google Android 2.3, Google Android 3.0, Google Android 3.1, Google Android 3.2, Google Android 4.0, Google Android 4.1, Google Android 4.2, Google Android 4.3, Google Android 4.4, Google Android 5.x, Google Android 6.x, Google Android 7.x, Google Android 8.x, Google Android 9.x
Similar Software:
Collins Essential Thesaurus (Android) Collins Essential Thesaurus (Android)- The Collins Essential Thesaurus is the ideal reference for home, school, and the office. With a comprehensive range of alternatives for each entry, as well as a huge choice of opposites, the Thesaurus enables you to use words with precision and confidence
SlovoEd Compact English explanatory dictionary for Android SlovoEd Compact English explanatory dictionary for Android is one of best-selling monolingual dictionary for Android containing the high-quality lexical databases from the world most famous publishers
French Talking SlovoEd Deluxe French Explanatory Dictionary for Android French Talking SlovoEd Deluxe French Explanatory Dictionary for Android - SlovoEd French Explanatory dictionary for Android phones contains the high-quality lexical databases from the world most famous publishers
BEIKS English Dictionary and Thesaurus for Android BEIKS English Dictionary and Thesaurus for Android - Whether a student, an amateur linguist, an attorney or even a native English-speaking writer, the English dictionary and thesaurus bundle for Android phones, gives you the resources you need to learn faster and maintain rich and correct English vocabulary. The product is simply a must for foreign students in USA and GB
English Dictionary FREE English Dictionary FREE - Offline English Dictionary and Thesaurus for Android. English Dictionary FREE features:
· Straightforward and precise definitions of over 140,000 words · Works offline --> No internet connection needed! Perfect for your studies and trips or when no data connection is available · Save your favorite definitions
DUDEN Deutsches Universalworterbuch (BlackBerry) DUDEN Deutsches Universalwörterbuch (BlackBerry)-
Mit über 150 000 Stichwörtern und Redewendungen, mehr als 500 000 Anwendungsbeispielen sowie Angaben zu Rechtschreibung, Aussprache, Herkunft, Grammatik und Stil.
Das umfassende Bedeutungswörterbuch der deutschen Gegenwartssprache mit mehr als 500.000 Anwendungsbeispielen
Rogets Thesaurus Rogets Thesaurus - "Get the Roget's advantage while on the move. A very handy tool for quick reference to come up with the best words to make a killer presentation or a powerful document. Look up for synonyms for using a word as noun, verb or adjective. The current edition includes up to date vocabulary and phrases in common usage
Concise Oxford English Dictionary 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
Talking PONS Business Spanish Dictionary for Android Talking PONS Business Spanish Dictionary for Android- offers the most comprehensive and detailed translation articles with usage samples from conversational and written business vocabulary
Other Software by developer «Mobile Systems»:
MSDict English-Spanish Phrases Dictionary (Symbian) The English-Spanish Phrases Dictionary is a rich bilingual dictionary database including variety of English phrases, collocations and common idioms. The database includes 32,000 phrase definitions, which cover a wide range of area of experience
QuickWrite S60 (Italian) With QuickWrite you can reduce the typing time several times and increase the writing accuracy on your S60 phone. The program predicts the word you are typing, using a predefined spelling dictionary
MSPhrase Complete Pack (S60 5th Edition) A complete phrasebook with over 400 current ?survival? expressions in Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French and Greek that will help travelers and make their trips more comfortable and enjoyable
Audio Collins Mini Gem Korean-Portuguese & Portuguese-Korean Dictionary (Android) Audio Collins Mini Gem Korean-Portuguese & Portuguese-Korean Dictionary (Android) is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Korean and Portuguese of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word
Las Vegas DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide & Map Las Vegas DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide & Map- Save time, discover the 10 best of everything to see, buy, taste AND avoid in the Sin City Las Vegas. Plus easily make your way through the city with the included maps
MSPhrase Oxford German - French Phrasebank (PPC) MSPhrase Oxford German - French Phrasebank- A complete Oxford phrasebook with over 3,000 current "survival" expressions in German and French to help travellers and make their trips more comfortable and enjoyable. With an easy-to-use graphic interface separate icons link to topics covering a common travel situation
Audio Collins Mini Gem Polish-Russian & Russian-Polish Dictionary (Android) Collins Mini Gem Polish-Russian & Russian-Polish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Russian and Polish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word
