Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Posted Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 6:28 am by 49 Comments
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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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.

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!

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49 Responses to “Concise Oxford English Dictionary”

  1. Phil says:

    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

  2. rakalite says:

    This really is too expensive. FREE though… hmm.

  3. DuoSRX says:

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

  4. Rick says:

    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.

  5. VittyO says:

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

  6. 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!

  7. SpaceHaggis says:

    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.

  8. Brian says:

    A free dictionary app would be nice!

  9. Ventsi says:

    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.

  10. ups says:

    sounds a bit too expensive for an online dictionary.

  11. Brian E says:

    I’d love to win a copy!

  12. Adam says:

    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.

  13. Dkatz says:

    Count me in…as long as it’s free.

  14. Tim Holmes says:

    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’.

  15. alex says:

    So what about a free license? :)

  16. Jirka Daněk says:

    Count me in, please!

  17. 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!

  18. yasseford says:

    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…

  19. anand veerani says:

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

  20. John says:

    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!!

  21. Sepra says:

    I’ts to expensive for me

  22. tofic says:

    i wish i could test first before buying

  23. Manuel says:

    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…

  24. Robyn says:

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

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

  25. grootVenter says:

    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…

  26. tyger says:

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

  27. Matt Webber says:

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

  28. jon says:

    gimme, gimme, gimme…..

  29. Rob says:

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

  30. crumom says:

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

  31. Mitch says:

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

  32. sethgoldstein says:

    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.

  33. Robert says:

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

  34. Dale says:

    Too pricey…free is great.

  35. Jon says:

    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.

  36. Djulio says:

    It`s pretty useful.

  37. Ben Atwood says:

    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?

  38. Michael says:

    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

  39. Michael says:

    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

  40. Carl says:

    Too expensive for a dictionary…

  41. mridul says:

    Hopefully it will serve the purpose.

  42. Pacman says:

    I want a free one!

  43. Steve says:

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

  44. JNavas says:

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

  45. tikna says:

    Its a really good dictionary…

  46. Jojo says:

    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. :)

  47. David Arbogast says:

    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!

  48. SANJYA says:

    fine and fantastic

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