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Originally Posted by leftright
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I'm amazed that none of the big names, oxford, Merriam, offer a dictionary for ereaders,
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That isn't accurate. These companies do offer dictonaries/solutions that can be integrated into any device of software app.
I agree with you that most if not all dictionaries (in any language) currently shipped with ereaders are severly crippled because they contain to few word entries.
You should blame Kobo not willing to licence and pay for a proper dictionary for their ereaders.
- Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary (40,000 entries)
- Van Dale Pocketwoordenboek Nederlands (Dutch) (30,037 entries)
Not sure which Engish language dictionary is installed on Kobo readers as a copyright notice does not appear when looking up words of definitions. But it can probably be found in the "About Kobo" info under Settings.
The currenly installed Dutch dictonary on Kobo devices is "Pocketwoordenboek Nederlands" editon 2011. That contains even less entries than the latest version.
This pocket edition is almost useless as it wont find many very common, simple or/and non-complex words.
All Kobo has to do is pay the appropiate license fees.