What's New

Adds an AI boosted anagram generator.
Adds a LockScreen Widget.
iOS17 support.

App Description

Combines Oxford's largest single-volume English Dictionary and largest Thesaurus, plus audio, all in one application —making this the largest Oxford English reference on ANY mobile platform.

● The entire Oxford Dictionary of English, Second Edition (ODE)
● Oxford Thesaurus of English, Second Edition (OTE). Including extensive reading & reference material, over and above the core content
● 72,000 pre-recorded sound files from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford SoundBank with native British voice actors.

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◼ Application Features:

▪ full content of the unabridged texts
▪ complete appendices and front matter
▪ unique three-way cross-referencing search
▪ fallback online search for esoteric or archaic words and the latest slang
▪ real-time progressing look-up
▪ wildcard searches for unknown spellings and quizzes
▪ hyperlinking between dictionary & thesaurus
 plus to and from appendices
▪ automatic history
▪ bookmarks with editable notations
▪ iCloud Bookmark syncing
▪ AI boosted anagram generator.
▪ unique support for round-trip search from other applications
▪ "Share" module to search within other apps
 - with a history feature, so you can study later
▪ "Word-of-the-Day" feature with multiple words sets
▪ "Today" & LockScreen widgets
▪ iPad Pro multi-screen and Drag & Drop
▪ iPad "Fast App Switching" (Multitasking)
▪ 3D Touch & DarkMode support
▪ iPhone 15 & iOS17 support
▪ iPhone, iPod, iPad & macOS support
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◼ ODE Description

▶ The foremost single-volume authority on the English language
▶ Hundreds of new words and senses derived from the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus, giving the most complete and accurate picture of the English language

The Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today, informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the 800-million-word Oxford English Corpus. This revised edition includes hundreds of brand-new words and senses, as well as up-to-date encyclopedic information, and extensive appendices covering topics such as countries, heads of state, and chemical elements.

◼ OTE Description

▶ Authoritative coverage of more synonyms and antonyms than any other A-Z thesaurus
▶ New and up-to-date synonyms and senses, based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus
▶ Accessible and easy to use, with synonyms given in order of usefulness and key synonyms highlighted
▶ Lists including foreign words and phrases, and imitative words added to the completely revised center section giving useful vocabulary on a broad range of topics, from clothes and food to medicine and music
▶ Special Features: Choose the Right Word boxes that help distinguish between close synonyms, plus Word Links panels: look up the word 'coin' and find the link with 'numismatic'

The WordFinder section of word lists has been fully revised and reorganized with its own quick-reference index and includes topics from clothes and food, to medicine and music, with new lists of foreign words and phrases, archaic words, imitative words, British and American equivalents, and more. It is an invaluable resource to help broaden your vocabulary and provide quick answers to word puzzles and crossword clues.

◼ Sound Files from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary & Oxford SoundBank

* Features:
▶ high-quality recordings with native English pronunciations
▶ accurate coverage of different homographs, variant forms and inflections
▶ Now supported by SearchHub, a utility app for dictionary apps

Powered by "UniDict® Engine 15"
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Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE), Second Edition revised
© Oxford University Press 2005
Oxford Thesaurus of English (OTE) Second Edition revised
© Oxford University Press 2006
All rights reserved Oxford University Press

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App Changes

  • August 11, 2014 Initial release
  • September 09, 2014 New version 6.1.1
  • October 07, 2014 New version 6.1.2
  • November 10, 2014 New version 6.2
  • December 05, 2014 New version 6.2.1
  • April 16, 2015 New version 6.3.1
  • September 05, 2019 New version 8.5.1
  • December 31, 2019 New version 8.8
  • January 28, 2020 New version 9.0
  • July 15, 2020 New version 9.4
  • August 06, 2021 New version 11.4.1
  • September 16, 2023 New version 14.7.2
  • November 15, 2023 New version 15.0