The Leading Single-volume English Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionary of English is the foremost single-volume authority on the English language. It presents words according to their current use and frequency based on the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus, an unrivalled collection of hundreds of millions of words of modern English.

Key Features

• Over 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions
• 3,000 fresh words, senses and phrases added in this NEW edition
• Comprehensive coverage of new words and meanings
• Real examples of usage
• Authentic, full-sentence examples to show how words are typically used and to help learners understand and use English more accurately
• PLUS 550 usage notes, 11,000 encyclopedic entries, and 38,500 word origins

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Oxford Dictionary of English 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
• Audio pronunciations (through additional installed sound modules)
• Hyperlinks between different related words
• Handy custom filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
  • Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
  • Keyword- used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
  • Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
• Dynamic changing of font sizes
• History lists of visited words
• Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
• Fullscreen support
• Page scrolling mode added
• Ability to select and change the language for MSDict menus and messages. The supported languages are- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finish, Russian and Portuguese.
• Copy single words, selected paragraphs or whole word definitions in external programs on your phone
• Two different work modes- View and Selection for your convenience when browsing word definition