Oxford dictionaries for MS Windows present monolingual and bilingual dictionaries and thesauruses containing high-quality dictionary databases from Oxford University Press working under the powerful SlovoEd application engine from Paragon Software (SHDD), a famous provider of dictionary software.
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. The preparation of dictionaries, of all types and for all ages, has been a central part of its activities for more than 100 years. Oxford English dictionaries focus on the language today and, taking their lead from the groundbreaking Oxford Dictionary of English, present words according to their use and frequency in modern English.
Put all the Oxford dictionaries’ preferences into service with the SlovoEd software dictionary engine! An electronic Oxford dictionary lets you translate any word 100 times faster than a printed one due to the unique features of the dictionary engine. Some of them are listed below:
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Outstanding features of Oxford English explanatory dictionary software for Windows Vista/XP/2000:
- 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;
- Find the translation of the word in any grammatical form with the help of built-in Morphology Module;
- Listen to the correct word pronunciation using built-in Sound Modules, containing pre-recorded voice of native speakers;
- 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 rewiew search history;
- Get more from the PC dictionary by creating your own personal word data base;
- Create personal interface in accordance with your taste: set layout and letter size.
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