DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS
DICTIONARY.COM
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Dictionary.com delivers trusted reference content from Dictionary.comThesaurus.com
NO internet connection is needed to search words.
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VOTED BEST APP
voted Dictionary.com best app for college students
Recognized as a top 10 Back-to-School app by
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FEATURES
Dictionary and Thesaurus Nearly 2 million words, definitions, synonyms
and antonymsReal-time popular, trending, and nearby word
searches Voice-to-text search (for the most accurate
results, please enunciate clearly and speak slowly)
Favorite words list Recent search history Custom backgrounds No Internet connection required for Dictionary
and Thesaurus
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SPELLING SUGGESTIONS
No Internet connection required for Dictionary and Thesaurus
Spelling suggestions are given when searching for a word, so students can search for the word with ease.
Students can choose from dictionary or thesaurus
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PHONETIC AND AUDIO PRONUNCIATION
Phonetic and audio pronunciation options
Word origin and history are available
Example sentences are givenThis app gives the student the
proper tools to fully understand the meaning of a word and its usage.
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SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
More than 90,000 synonyms and antonyms in our Thesaurus
This is very helpful when doing assignments for school, students will no longer be redundant in the usage words.
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VOICE RECOGNITION
Voice to text search – for most accurate results the apps asks the user to please enunciate clearly and speak slowly
Students will now be able to say a word they just heard and get a spelling, and definition for it. This eliminates the question of “What does that word mean?”
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WORD OF THE DAY
Daily content, including Word of the Day and the new Hot Word blog.
Internet connection is required for daily content, word trends, voice-to-text search, audio pronunciation and spelling suggestions.
Students intrigued with expanding vocabulary can do so by using this feature on the app.
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BENEFITS
Students will be able to use this app to help write papers, do assignments and homework.
Students can also hear the pronunciation and see the phonetic spelling of the word.
Words are used in sentences to help students identify how to use words.
If student is intrigued by words and wanting to expand vocabulary, then the word of the day feature on this app will help them do just that.
Students can also say a word and get the correct spelling of it plus its definition.
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