Paragon Software Group and Cambridge University Press Release English Pronouncing Dictionary App – the Classic Guide to Accurate Contemporary Pronunciation for British and American English
Paragon Software Group, the leading software developer of dictionary applications for mobiles, tablets and PCs, and Cambridge University Press, the world's oldest publisher, today announced the release of the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary app for Android, iOS and Mac OS X users.
The dictionary app is based on the classic version of Daniel Jones's guide to contemporary pronunciation for British and American English, and is designed to meet the needs of English language learners striving to perfect their pronunciation of even the most challenging words, such as "though" and "honour", personal names, company names, technology and science definitions, and more.
The app includes the full wordlist and sample entries to preview before buying, making it ideal for users who want to determine whether the content is suitable for their language level, and includes the words they need or use the most. The app allows users to quickly and easily navigate through and try out the dictionary, as well as experience the most advanced search and learning features.
Learning features:
British and American audio pronunciations, recorded by native speakers of English.
Flash Card Quiz to help you memorize new words and test your pronunciation as many times as you wish.
Favourites - to help you quickly access frequently searched words.
Search History to revise your recent searches.
Table of irregular verbs provides a useful reference resource
Search and navigation features:
Full text search feature allows you to look up words more efficiently throughout the whole dictionary, including headwords and usage examples.
Easy copy-and-paste functions mean you can copy words to the clipboard for automatic entry display.
PenReader multilingual handwriting recognition support.
List of similar words in case of misspelling.
Wildcard Search if you are unsure of the exact word spelling. Use "?" and "*" symbols to replace the missing letters.
English morphology module helps to find words in any grammatical form.
Search for anagrams (e.g. tab-bat).
Hyperlinks between articles.
Interface features:
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c support.
Enhanced customization options allow you to modify animated menus and choose background colors.
Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort.
Landscape-mode support.
Fully iPad optimized interface.
No Internet connection required: purchase a dictionary once and use it on your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch without any additional expense.
Requirements: iOS 7.0 and above. Android 2.2 or above. Mac OS X 10.7 or above.
Availability: The app is available for the in-app purchase with the in-app dictionary catalogue "Cambridge dictionaries." Prices start at 13.99 EUR (10.49 GBP, 14.99 USD).
