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Nexutix · 01-19-2011, 09:20 PM

I don't know about aldiko's addon dictionary, since I use iReader and Laputa.

But if you want to use a good stand-alone dictionary app, then ColorDict is the best and free app. It has its own dictionary and thesaures. Second, it can read "StarDict" format. So I have added following free dictionaries downloaded from stardict website:

1. Merrium Webster Colligiate
2. Britannica.com's
3. Britannica concise
4. Drug reference (I study pharmacology in medical school)
5. Shahram's medical dictionary
6. and 2-3 others.

When you search a term, it shows definition from all dictionaries and you can set priority which dictionary is up in the line. Secondly, if you are on wifi or connected through a data plan to internet, wikipedia addon for it will also give entries from wikipedia and when clicked, opens whole wikipedia article.

Currently, I am working on Wikipedia's XML databases(6GB compressed, more than 14GB uncompressed) to be converted to Stardict format and also to static HTML. So I can move them to my 16GB SD card and browse the WHOLE ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA FASTER AND OFFLINE!

01-19-2011, 09:20 PM	#2
Nexutix Reading and reading Posts: 582 Karma: 8250144 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, Oneplus One	I don't know about aldiko's addon dictionary, since I use iReader and Laputa. But if you want to use a good stand-alone dictionary app, then ColorDict is the best and free app. It has its own dictionary and thesaures. Second, it can read "StarDict" format. So I have added following free dictionaries downloaded from stardict website: 1. Merrium Webster Colligiate 2. Britannica.com's 3. Britannica concise 4. Drug reference (I study pharmacology in medical school) 5. Shahram's medical dictionary 6. and 2-3 others. When you search a term, it shows definition from all dictionaries and you can set priority which dictionary is up in the line. Secondly, if you are on wifi or connected through a data plan to internet, wikipedia addon for it will also give entries from wikipedia and when clicked, opens whole wikipedia article. Currently, I am working on Wikipedia's XML databases(6GB compressed, more than 14GB uncompressed) to be converted to Stardict format and also to static HTML. So I can move them to my 16GB SD card and browse the WHOLE ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA FASTER AND OFFLINE!