Description

The best American English learner's dictionary is better than ever, with new words, audio pronunciations and new features.

Based on the world's largest corpus of American English, the Cambridge Dictionary of American English provides up-to-date vocabulary, easy-to-understand definitions, helpful usage notes, and examples that show how English is really used. The second edition offers advanced search features and a thesaurus. The audio version features spoken pronunciations for every word.

Features:
* The most up-to-date dictionary of American English available.
* Over 60,000 meanings and examples are included.
* Organized by meaning, so there's no guesswork needed to find the exact meaning a student is looking for.
* Full-sentence, corpus-based examples show how English is really used.
* Up-to-date vocabulary ("DSL," "Jihad," "morph," "PDA," "retro," "Wiki") defines the language of today.
* More then 200 usage panels help you avoid errors commonly made in English.
* Usage notes help learners to avoid common mistakes.
* Frequency information helps learners identify the words they need to know.
* Clear definitions make meanings easy-to-understand.
* Guidewords help learners find the meaning they want—fast!
* Full-sentence examples show how English is really used.

The Dictionary is powered by the MSDict technology especially enhanced for iPhone, iPad and iPod with the following key benefits:

* No connection to the internet required - you can use the dictionary on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch without connecting to the internet and with no additional charges
* Audio pronunciations
* Ability to change the font size in the word definitions - this feature is available from the device Settings
* Bookmarks - you can use the Bookmarks feature as a learning tool and create your own topics and word lists
* Filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
* Fuzzy filter - used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* Keyword - used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
* Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and groups of letters in words
* Fast article scrolling
* Quick search of words while you type