Pocket Oxford English Dictionary

First Published in 1924

This is a smartphone reissue of the ninth edition of the world's longest-established pocket English dictionary by Oxford University Press. It is one of the new generation Oxford dictionaries derived from the database of the highly acclaimed New Oxford Dictionary of English and is particularly user friendly with its elegant open design, with different elements starting on new lines. It offers excellent coverage of English as an international language and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage. All irregular noun, verb, and adjectival inflections are spelled out in full, while guidance on grammar and good usage is provided by in-text notes. Additional features include Wordbuilder boxes giving information on related words and thematic tables on subjects such as countries, chemical elements, and nationalities.

The key features of Pocket Oxford English Dictionary

• Up-to-date and accessible information on the core vocabulary of current English
• Clear layout with each new section (phrases, derivatives, usage notes, etymologies, wordbuilder) on new line
• Usage notes included, giving clear guidance on points of grammar and usage
• In-text lists and tables focusing on core study subjects
• Pronunciation feature for any word that might cause difficulty
• Greater clarity into etymologies

MSDict Viewer Features The Pocket Oxford English Dictionary is utilized by MSDict Viewer - an innovative dictionary reader specially designed to combine high data compression for memory restricted devices with a fast search algorithm, and user-friendly interface with amazing speed. The viewer supports multiple dictionaries installed at a time.

• Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
• Hyperlinks between different related articles
• Support for dictionaries installed on memory cards
• Searching that starts on first letter you enter
• Learning features - random word and word of the day
• History lists of visited word

Compatible Devices:

• Nokia N90
• Nokia N70

Updates:
1.40 (07/01/05) - Optimized to support the new Oxford Multilanguage Pack; bug fixes

2.00 (09/09/05) - New wireless version which allows you to save valuable space on the PDA by retrieving dictionary words from a remote server though Internet connection
2.11 (10/26/05) - Bug fixing