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Electronic Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionary of English New Oxford Thesaurus of English
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Included Dictionaries
Based on Oxford's vast corpus of
contemporary English, the
ODE
has been
fully revised to give the most authoritative,
up-to-date picture of English today.
Comprising 355,000 words, phrases,
and definitions — including 3,000 new
words and senses, 73,000 scientific and
technical words and senses, 68,000
examples, and 12,000 encyclopedic
entries — the
ODE
puts a goldmine of
knowledge at your fingertips.
The
NOTE
presents 600,000 alternative
and opposite words, with example
phrases to convey meanings. Along with
synonyms and antonyms, it also lists
related words and provides explanations
of often-confused words. A vital tool for
all those who care about making their
language more varied, interesting, and
precise.
The ODQ
* is Oxford's largest quotations
dictionary, with over 20,000 quotations
from books, films, newspapers, and
speeches.
The ODQ
contains
comprehensively indexed quotations from
around 3,000 historical figures, including
authors, politicians, scientists, and artists.
Whether you're writing an essay or
preparing a speech or presentation, this is
one resource you can't afford to be without.
*
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
is
included in the PW-E500 model only.
Convenient Functions
• Crossword Solver
• Anagram Solver
• Spellcheck Function
• Converter Function
• History Function
Super Jump
This function lets you jump
directly from the definition
of one word to the definition
of another. Super Jump
returns matching entries from
both the
Oxford Dictionary
of English
and
New Oxford
Thesaurus of English
databases.
SUPER
JUMP
Zoom Key
With the Zoom key, you can
maximise either readability
or quantity of information
on the display. A single
keystroke changes the
character size from the
default 12-dot to 9-dot
vertical pixel resolution.
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Phrase Search
With the PW-E series
e-dictionaries, you aren't
limited to searching only for
single-word entries. Using
the Phrase Search, you can
search for idioms and
phrasal verbs by specifying
up to three keywords.
Filter Search
As you are typing in a word
to search, a list of potential
target words appears on-
screen. You can find your
target or compound word
faster, with fewer keystrokes.
Quick View
Many dictionary entries
have multiple definitions.
The Quick View feature
displays the first line of each
definition, giving you an
easy-to-browse summary.
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VIEW