4684 Oxford English widget gives immediate access to headwords, pronunciation and word-class information from the well-known Oxford Advanced Learner’s dictionary of Current English. No Internet access is required to use the widget, as all information will be stored locally.

A so-called ‘computer-usable’ version of the third edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English is available free of charge for non-commercial purposes from the Oxford Text Archive. This widget exploits this resource to make a lightweight dictionary containing British spelling, pronunciation and word-class information, but unfortunately no definitions.

Due to copyright regulations, the dictionary data need to be downloaded directly from the Oxford Text Archive, which necessarily complicates the installation slightly. The installation procedure has been greatly simplified in version 1.1, however. Just download the widget itself and follow the instructions.

New in version 1.1:
Simplified installation procedure and faster look-up.

System requirements:
Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.3 or newer is required, as is the standard font Optima Bold. The latest version of the widget has only been tested under Leopard.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://coq.no/widget/oxford-english/en

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