American Heritage® DeluxeVersion: 2.1.4 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
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- 71 user reviews
Developer: Enfour, Inc.
Age rating: 9+
why?Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later
Filed Under: Reference
American Heritage® Deluxe
• The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English
Language, Fourth Edition
&
• Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
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"In battle of the Big Three dictionaries, American Heritage stands out on iPhone" (4 mice)
— MacWorld
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Includes all the functionality of these two titles in one application.
This iPhone/iPod touch version has the entire 2,074 page, 7.5 pound dictionary with its nearly 300,000 terms more than 33,000 written examples –plus 64 thousand professionally recorded sound files. Not to mention the complete front matter and appendices, zoomable graphics -all available instantly at your fingertips.
This makes for the largest English dictionary & thesaurus set on ANY mobile platform.
Main Features:
❖ entire text of these best selling tomes
❖ complete front matter and appendices
❖ unique three-way cross-referencing search
❖ real-time progressive look-up
❖ wildcard searches for crosswords or spelling
❖ hyperlinking to appendices and between books
❖ pop-up pronunciation symbols chart
❖ IPA symbol conversion
❖ etymology (word history) with root links
❖ professionally recorded sound files
❖ zoomable graphics
❖ support for search from other applications
❖ supports copy/paste in OS 3.0
❖ bookmarks with editable notations
❖ automatic search history
❖ complete offline use — no Internet connection
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"As apps go, only Enfour’s American Heritage Dictionary stands out for its graphic appeal and functionality. Although I was pleased to have so much lexical firepower in such a compact form, I was annoyed at how poorly the other dictionaries present on the platform." (4 mice)
— MacWorld
Editor's Choice.
ranking = "Great"
— MacLife
★★★★★
Over 300 five-star reviews on the AppStore.
(and these were for just version 1.0 non-Deluxe version!)
Reviews of the print version:
"The Best Dictionary...Designed to appeal to the eye as well as the mind, it is notable for its imaginative illustrations....This is a great family dictionary, and ideal for schoolrooms."
— The Courier Journal
"This dictionary, now in its fourth edition, makes it fun to look up definitions of words....This up-to-date and eminently useful dictionary features fabulous full-color design that quickly and effectively guides users to the information they seek."
— Library Journal
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"The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition" and "Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition" are published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
http://www.hmco.com
Powered by Enfour's -"UniDict Engine 2"
—supports lookups from "SpellChecker" (sold separately)
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Reviews -US AppStore:
Mr. Sean Thompson,
Sounds like an iTunes issue. Apple is the one to ask, but email us anyway so that we can help you.
• The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English
Language, Fourth Edition
&
• Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
──────────────────────
"In battle of the Big Three dictionaries, American Heritage stands out on iPhone" (4 mice)
— MacWorld
──────────────────────
Includes all the functionality of these two titles in one application.
This iPhone/iPod touch version has the entire 2,074 page, 7.5 pound dictionary with its nearly 300,000 terms more than 33,000 written examples –plus 64 thousand professionally recorded sound files. Not to mention the complete front matter and appendices, zoomable graphics -all available instantly at your fingertips.
This makes for the largest English dictionary & thesaurus set on ANY mobile platform.
Main Features:
❖ entire text of these best selling tomes
❖ complete front matter and appendices
❖ unique three-way cross-referencing search
❖ real-time progressive look-up
❖ wildcard searches for crosswords or spelling
❖ hyperlinking to appendices and between books
❖ pop-up pronunciation symbols chart
❖ IPA symbol conversion
❖ etymology (word history) with root links
❖ professionally recorded sound files
❖ zoomable graphics
❖ support for search from other applications
❖ supports copy/paste in OS 3.0
❖ bookmarks with editable notations
❖ automatic search history
❖ complete offline use — no Internet connection
──────────────────────
"As apps go, only Enfour’s American Heritage Dictionary stands out for its graphic appeal and functionality. Although I was pleased to have so much lexical firepower in such a compact form, I was annoyed at how poorly the other dictionaries present on the platform." (4 mice)
— MacWorld
Editor's Choice.
ranking = "Great"
— MacLife
★★★★★
Over 300 five-star reviews on the AppStore.
(and these were for just version 1.0 non-Deluxe version!)
Reviews of the print version:
"The Best Dictionary...Designed to appeal to the eye as well as the mind, it is notable for its imaginative illustrations....This is a great family dictionary, and ideal for schoolrooms."
— The Courier Journal
"This dictionary, now in its fourth edition, makes it fun to look up definitions of words....This up-to-date and eminently useful dictionary features fabulous full-color design that quickly and effectively guides users to the information they seek."
— Library Journal
──────────────────────
"The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition" and "Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition" are published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
http://www.hmco.com
Powered by Enfour's -"UniDict Engine 2"
—supports lookups from "SpellChecker" (sold separately)
──────────────────────
Reviews -US AppStore:
Mr. Sean Thompson,
Sounds like an iTunes issue. Apple is the one to ask, but email us anyway so that we can help you.





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