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Price: $3.99

Category: Reference

Updated: Apr 02, 2012

Version: 1.2.1

Size: 23.5 MB

Seller: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Rated 4+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later


Customer Ratings

Current Version
     

(91 Ratings)

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(401 Ratings)



Merriam-Webster Dictionary – Premium by Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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Description

America's most useful and respected dictionary -- with premium content and no ads.

#1 Paid Reference App in iTunes, 12/15/11

The premium content includes over 1000 graphical illustrations, and over 20,000 additional entries covering people, places, and foreign terms.

No internet connection is required to view any of the definitions (although you do need a connection to view illustrations).

In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the app offers voice search to let you look up a word without having to spell it along with an integrated thesaurus, example sentences, Word of the Day, Favorites, and more. A great tool for reference, education, and vocabulary building.

Features:
* No ads
* Voice Search
* Integrated Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms
* Example Sentences
* Audio Pronunciations
* Word of the Day
* Biographic and Geographic entries
* Foreign words and phrases used in English
* Graphical Illustrations
* Favorites
* Reader View - lets you hide navigation buttons to see text in full screen
* Recent History - lets you keep track of the words you've looked up

Please click the link to the Application License Agreement, below, which includes our App Privacy Policy.

What's New in Version 1.2.1

Resolved formatting and display issues

Customer Reviews

Worth more than I paid (5 stars)
This dictionary is most impressive. Voice search and the ability to touch a word within a definition to read its definition is just too cool. I really like the search function when I am trying to figure out how to spell words I've heard. I jumped right in to the premium version, so I can't speak to how they differ. But, I can say that the value exceeded the cost (for me) from day one. This app is in an exemplary class of its own compare

Great portable resource (5 stars)
I love the details included like the DID YOU KNOW section. Very nicely put together.

Excellent iPhone App (4 stars)
This is by far among my top10 favorite apps. The app itself is flawless, minimal yet nice to look at, and seems bug free. I've never had an issue with it.

All that being said, the reason I give the app 4 stars instead of 5 is that it's not universal and the HD / iPad version is another $3.99 on top of what I paid for this one. I don't like it when devs market their products in this manner. However, there is a redeeming quality and

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