Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM Version 3.0
ong>Shorterong> ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong> on CD-ROM Version 3.0: The ong>Shorterong> ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong> on CD-ROM features the full text of the Sixth Edition of the ong>Shorterong> ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong>, which is a complete update of this unique reference work. Based on the 20-volume ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong>, the 'ong>Shorterong>' contains an incredible one-third of the coverage of the ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong>, is just one-tenth of the size, and includes all words in current ong>Englishong> from to the present day, with senses organized chronologically, plus the vocabulary of Shakespeare, the Bible and other major works in ong>Englishong> from before . The CD-ROM is designed to run on both Windows and Apple Macintosh computers. With an elegant interface providing quick and intuitive searching, it also has advanced searching facilities for in-depth exploration, allowing searching of the definitions, etymologies, subject, geographical region of use, register, and source language, as well as the ability to limit searches by the date of a word's first recorded usage. There is also an automatic look-up facility by double-clicking on a word in a document or web page the user can view the entry for that word. Sound recordings enable you to listen to standard British pronunciations for over words. In addition it features a crossword puzzle solver and anagram solver. The new edition of the CD-ROM is designed to benefit all users. It offers a simple and attractive interface which is fully customizable, making it easy to change the text size, fonts, and the color of both text and background. The CD-ROM also offers all of the exciting updates made to the ong>dictionaryong> text. It features a new introductory essay by language expert David Crystal on the History of ong>Englishong>, includes new words and senses, plus thousands of antedatings of existing words, drawing on the huge ongoing research project for the ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong> and the wealth of information on language in use provided by the ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> Corpus. In addition, the work includes many new quotations from recent authors, and a complete review of spelling forms and defining vocabulary, making it the most authoritative reference work available for both modern and historical ong>Englishong>. The ong>Shorterong> ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong> on CD-ROM provides convenient and quick access to the text of the ong>dictionaryong>. For scholars and everyone with a serious interest in the ong>Englishong> language, the ong>Shorterong> ong>Oxfordong> ong>Englishong> ong>Dictionaryong> provides a unique description of the historical development of the language together with excellent coverage of contemporary ong>Englishong>, and the CD-ROM allows users to get the most out of this resource. Network licences available price on application. Email: