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Chambers Dictionary for Android – Latest Version & Features

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About Chambers Dictionary

The single-volume international English dictionary with the widest coverage of all the riches of the English language.
Clear, accurate and occasionally witty definitions, with the latest new words from science, technology and contemporary culture.The 13th Edition includes over 300,000 distinct words, compounds, phrases and derived forms.The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused.
Search features include: - Alphabetical listing - Spelling suggestions - Sounds-like and often-confused - Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant) - Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs - Anagram solver There are also standard bookmark, recent word and random word features.
Works offline - no Internet connection is required.The Chambers Dictionary is treasured by word-lovers and crossword enthusiasts for its majestic coverage of English and its tradition of sneaking in a sprinkling of light-hearted definitions.
Alone among the single-volume dictionaries, it preserves a rich stock of words from our literary heritage as well as covering all the latest developments in contemporary English.The integrated search features make Chambers dictionary the ideal crossword puzzle solver, as well as an extensive reference for the full range of English usage from historical novels to modern-day internet jargon.The Chambers Thesaurus is also available as a separate app, and can easily be cross-referenced along with WordWeb.Minor bug fix.

User Reviews

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5

The Chambers was the dictionary on our family bookshelf since before I was born. I think my mum was recommended it at university. I must have been one of the first users when it appeared on the iPhone and I'm more than happy to fork out another £7 for it now I've switched to Android. It is truly pulchritudinous (the first word I needed to look up on it :-)

M
5

For several decades, the Chambers 20th Century Dictionary was the favourite in our home. It had the easiest phonetics guide of any dictionary and provided excellent etymological information. The app version is very good - would be even better with audio pronunciation.

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5

Very nice dictionary, but keeps crashing, even after I re installed it. Please fix so I can use the app I paid for. (Galaxy s3) UPDATE: Now works beautifully on all devices so I have revise the rating to 5*. Beautiful dictionary, well done!

G
5

Simply the best! I have the printable version, and now I have the Android app. I'm happy! 😊

J
5

I have spent my entire career an an editor/writer. This dictionary is the finest I have ever used.

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5

Have used print Chambers for years for crosswords and always found it excellent? The app is great except that when I type a lower case I then I often get the lower case L instead. My other half has the Windows version and has complained of the same problem but found a workaround, which does not work for me. I didn't return to this review so missed your reply. Anyway, the problem disappeared as mysteriously as it came and I am very happy with the app now.

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5

Shorter OED contains twice as many words (they say) but does not even have the widely used 'beefcake'. So, Chambers, crossword puzzlers favourite, I'm going with you. Simple interface and the X-ref function is very nice. I don't need usage examples in a dictionary so your lack of them isn't an issue for me, but may be for others. Better etymology would be great, but not essential.

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