Product Description

America s best-selling Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary gives you instant access to more than 225000 definitions and a thesaurus of over 340000 synonyms and antonyms. It has 21 different word search options far more than any other dictionary and includes a special dictionary downloadable to your iPod for handy reference on-the-go! It even gives you actual pronunciations through real-voice audio plus links to a vast array of Web-based reference resources. It installs quickly on your hard drive for easy access from most popular applications including Microsoft Word. It s the ultimate writing resource whether you re word processing writing e-mails or creating spreadsheets.Features: Word Fetch instantly locates and defines words in documents and web pages. High-performance database engine accelerates search and saves time. Automatically searches through multiple dictionaries including Collegiate English-Spanish Medical and more to find the correct definition of both common and obscure words. User-friendly design looks great and is fast and easy to use. Dictionary updates are automatically delivered through the internet. Easily installs in a local area network for fast access by multiple computers. Mac Universal Code support and Microsoft Windows Vista certification ensures smooth operation on both Apple and Windows systems.Format: WIN 2000XPVISTA/MAC 10.0 OR LATERUB Genre: EDUCATION Age: 798694893878 UPC: 798694893878 Manufacturer No: 93878

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #703 in Software
• Brand: Fogware Publishing
• Model: 93878
• Released on: 2008-05-15
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

Features

• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 11th Edition gives you instant access to more than 225,000 definitions and a thesaurus of over 340,000 synonyms and antonyms
• The ultimate writing resource whether you're word processing, writing e-mails, creating spreadsheets, preparing presentations, browsing CDs, or surfing the web
• Installs quickly onto your hard drive for instant access anytime from most popular applications, including Pages and Microsoft Word
• More ways to search for the right word than any other dictionary, along with greatly improved search speed
• Includes audio pronunciations, including variant pronunciations, by real voices

Amazon.com Product Description
America's best-selling Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary gives you instant access to more than 225,000 definitions and a thesaurus of over 340,000 synonyms and antonyms. It has 21 different word search options--far more than any other dictionary, and includes a special dictionary downloadable to your iPod for handy reference on-the-go! It even gives you actual pronunciations through real-voice audio, plus links to a vast array of Web-based reference resources. It installs quickly on your hard drive for easy access from most popular applications, including Pages and Microsoft Word.

The ultimate writing resource whether you're word processing, writing e-mails, creating spreadsheets, preparing presentations, browsing CDs, or surfing the web. Click to enlarge.

It's the ultimate writing resource whether you're word processing, writing e-mails, creating spreadsheets, preparing presentations, browsing CDs, or surfing the web.

This completely revised edition includes new advanced features:

New--Fetch a Word
Instantly find a word in any document or web page and get its definition.

New--Faster Search
High-performance database engine saves time.

Instant access to more than 225,000 definitions. Click to enlarge.

More ways to search for the right word than any other dictionary. Click to enlarge.

Now you can search through multiple dictionaries--Collegiate, Spanish-English, Medical, and more--all at once. Click to enlarge.

Zero in on the right word with over 340,000 synonyms and antonyms. Click to enlarge.

New--Dynamic Updates
Get dictionary updates automatically via the Internet

New--Network Enabled
Installs in a local area network for easy access by multiple computers.

New--Multiple Dictionary Search
Now you can search through multiple dictionaries--Collegiate, Spanish-English, Medical, and more--all at once.

New--Higher Performance
Mac Universal Code support and Microsoft Windows Vista certification assure fast performance and highest quality user experience.

New--Easier-to-use Layout
Updated design is streamlined for ease of use.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus delivers accurate, up-to-date information while you use a word processor, compose e-mail, design spreadsheets, prepare presentations, browse CDs, or surf the web.

Features Summary

Dictionary
Take charge of today's language with access to 225 definitions.

Thesaurus
Zero in on the right word with over 340,000 synonyms and antonyms.

Easy Installation
Installs quickly onto your hard drive for instant access anytime.

Audio Pronunciations
Including variant pronunciations by real voices.

Hot-Keys
Hot-keys allow you to access the Merriam-Webster Dictionary from any on-screen word editor, word processor, web browser, or any desktop publisher.

21 Search Options
More ways to search for the right word than any other dictionary. Search speed has been improved using new database technology. Including:

• Entry word is
• Defining text contains
• Rhymes with
• Forms a crossword of
• Is a cryptogram of
• Is a jumble of
• Homophones are
• Etymology includes
• Date is
• Verbal Illustration contains
• Author quote is
• Functional label is
• Synonyms paragraph contains
• Usage paragraph contains
• Usage notes contains

Customer Reviews

More Search Options than You'll Ever Need
I've been using a CD-ROM dictionary -- beginning with The American Heritage edition -- for about eight years now, and I've become spoiled by the audio pronunciations and various look-up features. Along with standard definitions, I've come to expect a CD-ROM to include at least a Thesaurus and a reverse look-up (for when you remember the words used in the definition, but not the term itself). I bought the latest American Heritage CD-ROM, and was greatly disappointed because it lacked the latter feature, so I bought the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 11th Edition CD-ROM, too. With this one, I was very satisfied, and it in fact was more than I needed.

Unlike the previous two AHD CD-ROMs I owned, this Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 11th Edition CD-ROM provides multiple pronunciations for the same word. That was a nice surprise. Though not a big deal, the product description and the package for it claims it has twenty-one search options, but I can locate only nineteen. That doesn't matter to me, because it provides the options that were essential for my decision to buy it, and everything else is lagniappe.

As for the other search options, if someone had asked me for input in designing these features, I never would have thought of them. People who enjoy solving word puzzles might find useful the cryptogram and jumble searches. You can also search by rhyme, which will return a list of words that rhyme with the entry; by homophone; by a word in the etymology; by the year a particular usage was established; by an author quoted; by the example sentences used to illustrate the word in a context; and a couple of search options for which I'm unsure of the advantage. While all this was definitely more than I required, I can imagine situations in which I might find them useful. I definitely can see how others might.

To sum it up, the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 11th Edition CD-ROM provides the essential features you'll need, and then some. I'm very satisfied with its performance and it's more than worth the price. Perhaps there are better CD-ROM dictionaries available, but I can't figure out how to find them without buying every one available and testing them myself. Luckily I've found one that works, and it'll do until I somehow get a lead on a better package. Meanwhile, I hope my review provided enough helpful details to satisfy any doubts you have about this one.
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Good Enough
Bought it to replace my old AHD. Like the vocal pronounce feature. My twelve year old AHD handled spelling errors better.

Says it's Vista ready but it's not. Strange. The HELP feature won't work unless you go to MS and download a driver which for some reason I can't find.

A good value for money and likely as good as any other.

not bad
a little bulky, but appears to be very thorough

you don't need to keep the cd in the drive for it to work.