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Dictionary!Version: 2.0

Free
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2.5 out of 5 mice Reviewed Nov 24, 2008 Reviewed Unknown
50578 user reviews

Developer: Hampton Catlin

Age rating: 4+

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later

Filed Under: Reference

Over 2,000,000 users can't be wrong!

Dictionary is an easy to use, no fluff dictionary app for your iPhone. Helps you find words when you need to!

Features:

* 200,000+ definitions
* Helps you find words that "sound like" others
* Short, simple definitions
* Optional online lookup on Wiktionary

If you are offline or out of cell service, your app has 200k+ definitions right on your phone. If you want longer and more complex definitions, just get cell service and open the entry on Wiktionary!

**WARNING** We have made the app small enough to be downloaded over 3G, but in order to do that, we have to build search indexes after your initial install. So, be warned! There is a several minute long process that must happen the first time you run the app! After that, its all good!

Dictionary! Screenshots

Reviewed Unknown

WordBook leads the parade of free and low-cost dictionary options

by Ben Boychuk, Macworld.com

A really good dictionary is an indispensable part of any library, home or office. I have three unabridged dictionaries in my office, along with two thesauruses and maybe a half-dozen dictionaries devoted to specialized subjects. Stacked on my living room floor, my reference books come to my chin and easily weigh 100 pounds.