Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary

Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary
ISBN-10
0679449981
ISBN-13
9780679449980
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
2230
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Random House Puzzles & Games
Authors
Tony Geiss, Dictionary

Description

Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Version 2.0 for Windows 3.1/95, is the only American unabridged dictionary on CD-ROM! It includes all three of these essential features: * fully searchable text * illustrations * spoken pronunciations And using it is as simple as Click, Look, and Listen. Click! Choose among four ways to search the dictionary. Whichever search type you choose, a single click brings up the word you want with the full text of the dictionary entry--definitions, written pronunciations, parts of speech, etymologies, synonyms and antonyms, usage notes, and more. Look! This dictionary is not just words--more than 2,400 spot maps and illustrations await you. Just click on the camera icon wherever it appears. Listen! Hear the written language come to life. Over 120,000 professionally recorded pronunciations--more than in any other electronic dictionary--capture the authentic sounds of American English. Just click on the loudspeaker icon. In the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, completeness and ease of use are matched by versatility. This is a flexible tool with advanced features designed to meet the needs of scholars, students, business people, word-game players, and anyone else who ever has a question about the words that make up the English language. * Find exactly the word you want--when you want it * Make the dictionary your writing partner by linking it to your word processor * Choose the language of your interface! This is the first electronic dictionary of English to offer you the choice of English, French, or Spanish menus, dialogue boxes, etc. The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary--no electronic dictionary has ever done so much, so easily, so flexibly, and so authoritatively. This dictionary does it all. System Requirements: * IBM or compatible PC (80486 or higher) * 8 Mb of RAM or more * 3 Mb of free disk space on a hard drive (or for custom installation of data files on a hard drive, 30 Mb) * Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher * Windows-compatible Mouse * CD-ROM drive (double-speed or faster) To access the recorded pronunciations: * Windows-compatible sound card

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