Concise Oxford English Dictionary

by Android Tapp Jun 25, 2009 6:28 AM – 50 Comments

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary. The most authoritative English dictionary, with up-to-date coverage of more than 240,000 words, phrases, and meanings, including 900 new words. Features: English audio pronunciations, Dictionary installation on memory cards, Hyperlinks between related articles, Search History to see the last 20 translations.

Price: $14.95

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Paragon Software giving gave away 5 free licenses to AndroidTapp.com readers. Simply comment below and the winners will where choosen at random, See Below.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary Android App loads an entire dictionary with some word pronounciations in your pocket. There is a German language version as well. Please Note: to use the audible pronounciations you must first install the sound pack, recommended to install to SD Card. The spoken dialet varies; meaning some speakers have accents, some are women, some are men.

To benchmark the depth of words we searched for the 2009 National Spelling Bee winning word “Laodicean”… it was there! But didn’t find the longest word in English Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (try saying that 3 times fast… well try once). Probably because it’s a factitious word.

: Concise Oxford English Dictionary Word “Laodicean”

: Concise Oxford English Dictionary Word with Audible Pronounication

: Concise Oxford English Dictionary Definition

: Concise Oxford English Dictionary History of Words Searched

: Concise Oxford English Dictionary Download Dictionary

: Concise Oxford English Dictionary Download Dictionary 2

Usefulness:

Altough there are plenty of free online dictionaries, Concise Oxford English Dictionary Android App is useful when you don’t have an Internet connection and need word definitions (say… while traveling on a plane).

Ease of Use:

The app is easy and straight forward though exhibits slight user experience quirks with using the “Back” button on the phone, whereas the “Back” action native to the app requires two tapps… Menu > Back/Forward.

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Should you Download Oxford English Dictionary? Your personal need would be best to determine the need-to-cost factor, in the interim… snag a free license for the app by commenting below!

Developer: Paragon Software

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50 Comments

By Phil on June 25, 2009 at 7:54 am:

But then couldn’t you say that all words are factitious, i.e. created by humans?

Just think how useful this would be in the next pub quiz…..muah muah muah

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By rakalite on June 25, 2009 at 8:10 am:

This really is too expensive. FREE though… hmm.

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By DuoSRX on June 25, 2009 at 8:15 am:

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis … damn.
Anyway seems like a cool app, “lighter” than the book version

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By Rick on June 25, 2009 at 8:33 am:

This is useful, but it’s not comprehensive enough. thefreedictionary.com has better coverage (too bad it does have a good mobile interface). I would really like to see a true unabridged dictionary such as Webster’s Third New International Dictionary or even the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

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By VittyO on June 25, 2009 at 8:39 am:

I agree. It’s too expensive. But I’ll take a free one!

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By dazbradbury on June 25, 2009 at 9:45 am:

Looks like a decent app, just wonder what the speed comparisons are to a search using this, versus one that accesses the net? Is it noticeable?

$15 is asking a little much though. Struggling to think of a situation where I need a definition for a word, don’t have internet access, and would be willing to spend $15 to find out! Must have an audience though.

Thanks for the review!

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By SpaceHaggis on June 25, 2009 at 10:45 am:

for $15 it should be able to use a voice search for the word i’m looking up, then correct my enunciation, and maybe give me a candy when I get it right. for $0 it does everything I would want it to do.

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By Brian on June 25, 2009 at 10:56 am:

A free dictionary app would be nice!

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By Ventsi on June 25, 2009 at 3:22 pm:

I have two free dictionaries on my phone and I can’t justify paying 15 dollars for another one. Couple of bucks maybe if the dictionary is really better than the free one’s, but not 15.

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By ups on June 25, 2009 at 4:27 pm:

sounds a bit too expensive for an online dictionary.

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By Brian E on June 25, 2009 at 6:42 pm:

I’d love to win a copy!

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By Adam on June 26, 2009 at 12:01 am:

My wife has a bad habit of misusing words, so this will be a godsend to be able to show her the real meaning of what she thinks she is saying.

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By Dkatz on June 26, 2009 at 6:45 am:

Count me in…as long as it’s free.

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By Tim Holmes on June 26, 2009 at 6:59 am:

Also a boon to anyone trying to cheat at crosswords on the way home on the train… Network coverage doesn’t extend to tunnels and remote parts of the countryside (apparently trains are too episodic and don’t warrant the investment in network infrastructure). We need more apps that can cope with being ‘occasionally disconnected’.

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By alex on June 27, 2009 at 10:36 pm:

So what about a free license?

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By Jirka Daněk on June 29, 2009 at 7:24 am:

Count me in, please!

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By Android Tapp on June 30, 2009 at 9:34 am:

Hey Rick, dazbradbury, Brian, Ventsi, and alex… check your inbox you’ve won the free licenses of the software. A big thanks too Paragon Software for providing it!

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By yasseford on July 1, 2009 at 1:13 pm:

As an English major and Philosophy major specializing in the Philosophy of Language, I can tell you that the OED is the go-to for looking up words. The OED is authoritative, in that it cites the derivations of the word, as well as in some cases the first appearances of said words in recorded history.
If I had this for my G1, I’d be in heaven. $15.00? Almost worth it…

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By anand veerani on July 6, 2009 at 8:06 pm:

this is definitely expensive…would rather use a free dictionary if the price is not reduced to at least half

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By John on September 18, 2009 at 3:50 am:

I think a dictionary app would be awesome for myself when i’m playing scrabble with the wife whilst camping!!! It would stop many arguments!!

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By Sepra on October 16, 2009 at 6:30 am:

I’ts to expensive for me

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By tofic on November 4, 2009 at 1:23 am:

i wish i could test first before buying

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By Manuel on November 8, 2009 at 4:52 pm:

I wish I could give it a try! I already had a version of this dictionary on my SE W910i and it was great! I would like to try that new voice recognition system!

$15 is too much indeed…

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By Robyn on December 19, 2009 at 1:34 pm:

It looks great in all the screenshots, and some pronunciations is a bonus…

but $15?? That seems a little steep to me.

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By grootVenter on December 26, 2009 at 1:32 am:

A must for the quick word validation in Scrabble I have compared this to some other mobile platform built-in dictionaries and this takes the cake. Hyperlinking FTW as well…

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By tyger on December 30, 2009 at 1:54 am:

really wanted something like this, then got an iphone. but $15 or $30 AU is a turn off.

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By Matt Webber on January 1, 2010 at 1:12 am:

If it is anything like the full (printed) version of the OEd it would be worth twice the price.

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By jon on July 27, 2010 at 7:03 pm:

gimme, gimme, gimme…..

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By Rob on August 23, 2010 at 9:25 am:

Offline lookup of words is REALLY USEFUL! WiFi is not always available.

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By crumom on August 24, 2010 at 8:52 am:

Just your standard ol country girl need this app bad so I don’t spell words like I say em.

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By Mitch on August 25, 2010 at 4:25 pm:

sounds like an amazing app. are the licenses still available for free? if not, i would feel lugubrious.

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By sethgoldstein on August 25, 2010 at 5:26 pm:

I like the idea of having this great dictionary on my phone but for $15 to $20? I think that’s a bit steep. But if AndroidTapp were to give me a free license for it I’d love to have it.

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By Robert on September 14, 2010 at 9:15 pm:

I don’t knwo if I would pay more than $5-10 for such an app

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By Dale on November 10, 2010 at 8:33 am:

Too pricey…free is great.

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By Jon on December 1, 2010 at 7:00 am:

I might actually buy this app, want to test it first, as I love the source of words and language. I’m aware that you ‘dont get owt for nowt’ in this life, and am willing to pay for something that has real value.

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By Djulio on December 8, 2010 at 3:58 am:

It`s pretty useful.

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By Ben Atwood on December 14, 2010 at 7:05 pm:

This could easily become my favorite dictionary. Paying for a valuable app is honest and fair but $15 is more than I’m willing to pay. How about some new marketing where 10 times the volume are sold at one third the cost?

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By Michael on December 27, 2010 at 4:29 pm:

Just got my new cell phone, and is searching for a good dictionary for Andoid and ipod touch (two phones). Dictionary.com app for iphone is good enough since it works in offline state (both cell and wifi), but Andoid version for dictionary.com seems much less capable compare with iphone version. Is the Oxford Andoid version similar or better to dictionary.com iphone version?
If the free license for Oxford is still available, I would like to get one and post my personal oppinion here.
Thanks,
czhp01@yahoo.com

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By Michael on December 27, 2010 at 4:35 pm:

Bought an ipod touch and Andoid phones during the holiday, is searching a good dictionary application for both. The main thing I am looking at is the ability to search the word without cell or wifi coverage. dictionary.com iphone app seems pretty good, but Andoid version of the same seems limited. Bounced to this Oxford dictionary website. Anyone compare the iphone dictionary.com vs Oxford Android? If the free license is still available, I would like to give it a try and post some feedback.
Thanks,
czhp01@yahoo.com

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- By Jason Norment on December 29, 2010 at 10:40 am:
  
  There is also a free Dictionary.com application for android: http://www.appbrain.com/app/dictionary-com/com.dictionary
  
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By Carl on January 2, 2011 at 3:22 pm:

Too expensive for a dictionary…

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By mridul on February 13, 2011 at 2:28 am:

Hopefully it will serve the purpose.

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By Pacman on February 16, 2011 at 8:05 pm:

I want a free one!

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By Steve on February 27, 2011 at 5:36 pm:

Love the Oxford on my old Palm. Now using android and would like to continue with oxford.

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By JNavas on March 17, 2011 at 12:28 pm:

Good quality and usability, but too expensive — should be less than the printed version, widely available for about $10.

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By tikna on November 1, 2011 at 5:13 pm:

Its a really good dictionary…

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By Jojo on January 12, 2012 at 2:52 pm:

So many online dictionaries are lame!! The one on the Mac dashboard is ridiculous – 25% of the time it doesn’t find words that ARE in the dictionary. And Dictionary.com…well, they just assault you with ads.
I am all for paying a little to have a definitive, excellent online dictionary.

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By David Arbogast on January 22, 2012 at 6:53 am:

Can’t tell from info given here if it traces the changes in a word’s meaning over time, like the big OED. Now THAT would be worth the price!

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By SANJYA on January 22, 2012 at 9:40 am:

fine and fantastic

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By Yourippehdees on March 25, 2013 at 9:33 am:

Having a dictionary like this is essential, if you care about the words you speak and write. The free dictionaries just don’t provide you with any kind of depth, never mind derivations. If you were to go to the store and buy a similar dictionary, it would cost you at least $20. I also appreciate having something offline, and ad-free.

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