What's New

Minor bug fixed

App Description

One of the best American English dictionaries. Created by North America's foremost language experts, Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary features nearly 100,000 words and phrases, more than 160,000 usage examples, and more than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and commonly used phrases. This groundbreaking new dictionary provides in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic American English vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and is designed to help students master spoken and written English as it is actually used.
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Search and Input features:

• New! App extensions supported: quickly look-up words while reading in other apps (e.g. in Safari).
• The new Full text search feature allows you to look up words more efficiently.

∙ Enter a query into the input field and dictionary will automatically build a list of entries containing your query, increasing the probability of finding the right definition.
∙ Find precise word definitions containing a number of usage examples.
∙ Because Full text search supports the Morphology module and ‘Did you mean…?’ function, users can be sure that virtually all search queries can be found regardless of misspelling or incorrect word form.

• Easy copy-and-paste functions copy words to the clipboard to get definition.
• Contextual menu (Browsing, Morphology Module).
• Improved browsing capabilities through word list and Search History.
• List of similar words in case of misspelling.
• Wildcard Search if you are unsure of the exact word spelling. Use “?” and “*” symbols to replace the missing letters.

Learning features:

• Full linguistic information – with declension and conjugation tables – is included, making the dictionary a must-have for any language scholar of English.
• Search for anagrams.

Interface features:

• New! Native iOS 8 support.
• Enhanced customization options allow you to modify animated menus and choose background colors.
• Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort.
• Favorites - to quickly access frequently searched words.
• Hyperlinks between articles and directions.
• Landscape-mode support.
• Fully iPad optimized interface.
• No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary once and use it on your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch without any additional expense.

Merriam Webster joined the Open Dictionary API Alliance, a unique resource providing the access to premium dictionary content for all members of the Alliance. Join us at http://dictionary-api.org and enjoy the opportunity to enrich your apps with a high quality and trusted source of reference from the world’s famous publishers.
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About Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster’s dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Each Merriam-Webster dictionary is the product of extensive research and painstaking writing and editing conducted by the largest group of full-time lexicographers in North America. Today, the company continues as the leader in language reference publishing with bestselling reference books and electronic references, popular Web sites and a range of licensed products.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 2.37
  • August 13, 2011 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $17.99
  • August 17, 2011 Price increase: $17.99 -> $34.99
  • October 05, 2011 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $8.99
  • October 19, 2011 Price increase: $8.99 -> $34.99
  • October 21, 2011 New version 2.44
  • November 19, 2011 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $29.99
  • November 21, 2011 Price increase: $29.99 -> $34.99
  • December 20, 2011 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $17.99
  • January 06, 2012 Price increase: $17.99 -> $34.99
  • June 27, 2012 New version 2.45
  • October 06, 2012 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • October 09, 2012 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • December 14, 2012 New version 3.24
  • December 17, 2012 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $16.99
  • December 27, 2012 Price increase: $16.99 -> $34.99
  • February 02, 2013 New version 3.29
  • February 16, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $23.99
  • February 19, 2013 Price increase: $23.99 -> $34.99
  • March 15, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $16.99
  • March 19, 2013 Price increase: $16.99 -> $34.99
  • June 15, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • June 18, 2013 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • August 10, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • August 14, 2013 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • November 05, 2013 New version 3.35
  • November 09, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $23.99
  • November 14, 2013 Price increase: $23.99 -> $34.99
  • December 06, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • December 10, 2013 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • March 22, 2014 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • June 22, 2014 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • July 07, 2014 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • July 08, 2014 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • September 24, 2014 New version 3.57.6
  • September 27, 2014 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
  • October 02, 2014 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
  • November 13, 2014 New version 3.57.90

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