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Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th Edition for Babylon
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One of the best dictionaries for English language learners. * Each word is voiced by British and American speakers (more than 117,000 audio files). * For each word is given a phonetic transcription. Described the British and American pronunciation. * For each word given all the grammatical forms. * For many, the words are detailed article thesaurus. * To the dictionary included a large number of examples (example bank). * To illustrate the complex concepts are presented. * The specified partition of words into syllables and accent Compound words and phrases. * The information about the origins of words.
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