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Every dictionary entry has thesaurus sections that show related words, phrases and synonyms for each meaning, helping you to expand your English knowledge.

Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the dictionary is ideal for IELTS, BEC, and Cambridge English First, Advanced, and Proficiency exam preparation.

Learning Features:

British and American English audio pronunciations, recorded by native speakers
Flash Card Quiz to help you memorize new words.
Favourites - to help you quickly access frequently searched words
Search History to revise your recent searches
Table of English irregular verbs provides a useful reference resource

Search Features:

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Similar Words Search in case of misspelling
Wildcard Search use ? and * symbols to replace letters if youre unsure of the correct spelling.
Anagram Search (e.g. tab-bat)

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