Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary contains over 230,000 pronunciations of words, names and phrases, including personal names, company names, and words related to science and technology.
English pronunciation – from aardvark to zymotic and Adobe to Zuma!
This version of Daniel Jones's classic work is the definitive guide to contemporary pronunciation for British and American English.
English pronunciation – from aardvark to zymotic and Adobe to Zuma!
This version of Daniel Jones's classic work is the definitive guide to contemporary pronunciation for British and American English.
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English pronunciation – from aardvark to zymotic and Adobe to Zuma! This
version of Daniel Jones's classic work is the definitive guide to
contemporary pronunciation for British and American English
• contains 230,000 pronunciations of words, names, and phrases
• listen to the word pronounced in British or American pronunciation, or read the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription
• captures new words and names of people and places in the news
• features helpful tips on areas of difficulty
Learning features
• British and American English audio pronunciations, recorded by native speakers of English.
• Flash Card Quiz to help you memorize new words and test your pronunciation as many times as you wish.
• Favourites - to help you quickly access frequently searched words.
• Search History to revise your recent searches.
• Table of irregular verbs provides a useful reference resource
Search and navigation features
• Full text search feature allows you to look up words more efficiently throughout the whole dictionary, including headwords and usage examples.
• Easy copy-and-paste functions mean you can copy words to the clipboard for automatic entry display.
• PenReader multilingual handwriting recognition support.
• List of similar words in case of misspelling.
• Wildcard Search if you are unsure of the exact word spelling. Use “?” and “*” symbols to replace the missing letters.
• English morphology module helps to find words in any grammatical form.
• Search for anagrams (e.g. tab-bat).
• Hyperlinks between articles.
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• iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c support.
• Enhanced customization options allow you to modify animated menus and choose background colors.
• Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort.
• Landscape-mode support.
• Fully iPad optimized interface.
• No Internet connection required: purchase a dictionary once and use it on your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch without any additional expense.
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