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Collins English Essential

The Collins English Dictionary is a rich source of words for everyone who loves language. Not only is the dict...

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The Collins English Dictionary is a rich source of words for everyone who
loves language. Not only is the dictionary comprehensive and authoritative
with its 123,000 headwords and 200,000 definitions, but it also offers
outstanding coverage of world, regional and dialect English.

Including a much wider range of words than ever before, the extensive coverage
of geographical, scientific, and technical entries has been updated by the
Collins team of leading academic experts.

The Foremost Authority on the Language of Today

Fully-revised language notes give advice on using the right word in the right
place, and thousands of word histories trace the roots of modern English. All
this has been complemented with a refreshingly clutter-free design, which is
easy to use and easy on the eye, taking you straight to the information you
need with the minimum of fuss.

* Have confidence
Discover all the latest words as they appear in the language.

* Get it right
You can rely on Collins; all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes
are based on the Collins Word Web - our unrivaled and constantly updated 2.5
billion-word database of today's English.

* Get there fast
Accessible layout that's easy on the eye, guiding you quickly to what you
want.

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Essential English 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
* Hyperlinks between different related words
* History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
* Support for memory cards
* Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word

o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound
words

o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words

* Fast article scrolling
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
* Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

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Feb. 15, 2013

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