This dictionary is very well recognized and is the official dictionary of the Associated Press, if that holds any water for you. It has an average amount of words and definitions in a small database of 10MB, so it’s speedy. The one thing this dictionary lacks is the etymology from the print edition. If that were a deal-breaker, then I would avoid this one. Otherwise, go download it!

What is it about?

The official dictionary of the Associated Press, Webster's New World Dictionary is a well-recognized collegiate English dictionary. With 163,000 entries and the power of advanced search in the palm of your hand, this dictionary is sure to please everyone from students and word lovers to professional writers.

App Details

Version

3.2.2

Rating

(62)

Size

9Mb

Genre

Reference Education

Last updated

September 13, 2008

Release date

September 13, 2008

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App Store Description

The official dictionary of the Associated Press, Webster's New World Dictionary is a well-recognized collegiate English dictionary. With 163,000 entries and the power of advanced search in the palm of your hand, this dictionary is sure to please everyone from students and word lovers to professional writers.

Now includes the Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus!

Program Features
* Large dictionary with over 163,000 entries
* 23,000 word thesaurus
* Over 12,000 Americanisms
* Thousands of geographical and biographical entries
* Updated technical and scientific terms
* Word pronunciations (textual)
* Includes word usage notes, examples, synonyms
* Fast lookup using the first few letters of a word
* History list to quickly see recently viewed definitions
* Lookup words from within another word's definition
* Bookmark words to learn
* Very small install size (18MB)

Advanced search
* Wildcard word search
* Scrambled word search
* Full-text definition search

The entire dictionary is stored on the iPhone/iPod touch and an Internet connection is not required.