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Oxford dictionaries for Palm OS presents The Concise Oxford English Dictionary and The Concise Oxford Thesaurus containing the high-quality dictionary databases and the SlovoEd application engine from Epocware/Paragon Software (SHDD), the world's leading provider of software for mobile platforms.
The most popular dictionary worldwide. The XConcise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind around the world and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary.
- Most accurate definitions, based on the largest language research programme in the world
- 1,800 brand-new words and senses from Oxford’s unrivalled new words research
- Word Histories give a fascinating insight into the history of language
- 500 notes on grammar and usage
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary for Palm OS 
