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I also have received the new dictionary by synch this morning. The Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE) is a gem. As something of a dictionary fanatic, let me also note that although this is indeed from Oxford and is indeed a dictionary of English, it is not the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which is the gigantic multi-volume set that I love to use for digging into etymologies and seeing early instances of usage. The Wikipedia entry on the ODE makes the distinction clearer:
"The Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE) is a single-volume English dictionary published by Oxford University Press, first published in 1998 as The New Oxford Dictionary of English (NODE). The word "new" was dropped from the title with the Second Edition in 2003.[1] This dictionary is not based on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and should not be mistaken for a new or updated version of the OED. It is a completely new dictionary which strives to represent as faithfully as possible the current usage of English words. The Revised Second Edition contains 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including biographical references and thousands of encyclopaedic entries. The Third Edition was published in August 2010, with some new words, including "vuvuzela".
"It is currently the largest single-volume English-language dictionary published by Oxford University Press."
I love the new dictionary! What an upgrade to the mediocre offering Kobo used to put out. Many thanks to all at Kobo who were involved in this and, needless to say, all the people here who have worked so hard on dictionary issues, helping guys like me immeasurably.
Now if we can just get better annotation exporting on the table. I do patch my devices to add the export option to my menu, but I find the results uneven. But that's for a different thread...
Paul
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