Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 11th edition

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 11th edition
by Innovative Knowledge
Platform: Windows Vista / 2000 / XP, Mac OS X
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Review & Description

America’s best-selling Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary gives you instant access to more than 225,000 definitions and a thesaurus of over 340,000 synonyms and antonyms. It has 21 different word search options—far more than any other dictionary, and includes a special dictionary downloadable to your iPod for handy reference on-the-go! It even gives you actual pronunciations through real-voice audio, plus links to a vast array of Web-based reference resources. It installs quickly on your hard drive for easy access from most popular applications, including Microsoft™ Word. It’s the ultimate writing resource whether you’re word processing, writing e-mails, or creating spreadsheets. This completely revised edition includes new advanced features: NEW Fetch a Word - Instantly find a word in any document or web page and get its definition. NEW Faster Search - High-performance database engine saves time. NEW Dynamic Updates - Get dictionary updates instantly via the Internet. NEW Network Enabled - Installs in a local area network for easy access by multiple computers. NEW Multiple Dictionary Search - Now you can search through multiple dictionaries all at once! NEW Higher Performance - Mac Universal Code support and Microsoft Windows Vista certification assure fast performance and highest quality user experience. NEW Easier-to-use Layout – Updated design is streamlined for ease of use.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #640 in Software
• Brand: Innovative Knowledge
• Model: 93830
• Released on: 2009-08-15
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English

Features

• Completely updated with many new features (see Product Description)
• iPod and iPod nano enabled for use wherever you go
• Audio pronunciations including variant pronunciations by real voices
• Hot Key allows instant access to the Dictionary from any application
• Dictionary includes 225,000 definitions, Thesaurus includes 340,000 synonyms and antonyms