OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY for Windows Mobile

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 dictionaries for Windows Mobile present The Concise Oxford English Dictionary and The Concise Oxford Thesaurus containing the high-quality dictionary databases from Oxford University Press working under the powerful SlovoEd application engine from Paragon Software (SHDD), the world's leading provider of software for mobile platforms.

The most popular dictionary worldwide. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. Authoritative and up-to-date, this eleventh edition contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary.

The clearest, most accurate definitions, based on the largest language research programme in the world Thousands of brand-new words and senses from Oxford’s unrivalled new words research Word Histories give a fascinating insight into the history and development of hundreds of words 400 new notes on grammar and usage

Oxford dictionary for Windows Mobile

Increase your word power. The Concise Oxford Thesaurus is the perfect tool to use to improve your writing style, whether you are composing a letter, essay or report, or writing creatively. It makes your writing more effective and also more interesting. It helps you to choose the right word for every occasion, and gives you new alternatives for tired old words. It is also great for finding the word on the tip of your tongue, or for word games. An Oxford thesaurus is excellent tool for anyone needing an up-to-date and comprehensive thesaurus of current English for study, work, or home.

Over 365,000 alternative and opposite words to make what you write and say more interesting The perfect answer to all your writing needs Hundreds of lists, from alloys and artists to worms and wines Ideal for word games

Oxford dictionary for Windows Mobile

Improve your language skills with Oxford dictionary:

• NEW! Browse the dictionary with the touch of a finger! Improved and intuitive touch oriented dictionary interface lets you use Oxford dictionary with only your finger-tips (available only for phones with touch screens).
• Check correct word pronunciation with English Sound Modules, containing pre-recorded voice of native speakers. NEW! Increased number of pronunciations!
• Enter the words on your native language easier using on-screen Virtual Keyboard for more than 25 languages (available only for phones with non-touch screens).
• Read books, documents and web-pages just from your PDA and quickly translate unknown words without leaving your active application by using the Resident Module. All translations are provided in pop-up windows.
• Find the translation of the word in any grammatical form with help of built-in Morphology Module for English languages. Word forms are also provided.
• Study the language in the easiest and most effective way using Oxford dictionary. Check yourself with the words you have added to Flash Cards from the dictionary.
• Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using wildcards ("*", "?" replace a letter and group of letters).
• Keep your Oxford dictionary always up-to-date. New Online Update feature lets you know of updated dictionary version available for download and you can also set up frequency of update check.
• Discover new dictionaries and download it directly to your device with the built-in Online dictionary catalog.
• Learn how to use Oxford dictionary with the help of colorful and animated Tutorial in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Traditional and Simplified languages.

Additional tools:

• Irregular English verbs
• Hyperlinks between different related articles and directions to check your comprehension
• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Search History to see the translation of last 30 words
• Improved usability with faster interface on Windows Mobile devices
• Supports multiple dictionaries installed at a time with rapid switch amongst them
• Optional font size to set customer interface in accordance with your taste
• Dictionary interface is available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Traditional and Simplified languages.
• Dictionary installation on memory cards to save main memory-space for other programs and applications

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Supported devices:

Windows Mobile 6.5/6.1/6.0 Standard, Classic and Professional; Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC & Smartphone devices.

Registering

The number of translations in Oxford dictionary demo-version is limited. The more often you use the dictionary the more notifications about demo version you get. To save you time we provided a new way of purchasing and registering Oxford dictionary for Windows Mobile. Now you do not need to search the product on the web, you can purchase dictionary just from your device. To do this, go to Menu->Registration->Buy.

Note! Upgrading of Oxford dictionary for Windows Mobile to the version 7.1 is free only for users of version 7. For Oxford dictionary upgrade you should reinstall the dictionary and enter your registration code again.

New Oxford 7.1 and the previous versions of the dictionary (Oxford 3.04, 2005 and 6.x) work independently. To use databases of your previously bought dictionaries for Windows Mobile with the new Oxford 7.1 engine you need to upgrade the program.

Instruction manual

Detailed instructions how to install, register and use Oxford dictionary for Windows Mobile are available on the following languages: