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The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary worldwide for its kind and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. Authoritative and up-to-date, this eleventh edition contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary.
Increase your word power. The Concise Oxford Thesaurus is a treasury of the language and a perfect tool to improve your writing style. It helps you choose the right word for every occasion, and gives you new synonyms for tired old words. It is indispensable for scientists writing dissertations, students composing essays, office workers preparing reports, and just anyone striving to write more effectively and impressively. It is also great for finding the word on the tip of your tongue, solving crosswords, or playing word games.
Over 365,000 alternative and opposite words to make what you write and say more interesting. The perfect answer to all your writing needs. Excellent for word games.
Requirements:
• Intel Pentium/Celeron/Xeon, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron or compatible PC 200 MHz or higher
• 128 MB RAM
• 100 MB free hard disk space (not including user dictionaries)
• Sound card, headphones or speakers (for working with sound files)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
• Windows Vista/XP/2000
Outstanding features:
*Most accurate definitions, based on the largest language research programmed in the world
*1,800 brand-new words and senses unrivaled new from Oxford’s words research
*Read e-mails, documents and web-pages from your PC and get word definitions in one click without leaving your active application. There is no need to waste time on opening a dictionary anymore;
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*Learn foreign languages with the immediate grammar reference for any word in the dictionary;
*Enrich your vocabulary: pick the unknown words out using bookmarks or review search history;
*Get more from the PC dictionary by creating your own personal word data base;
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