Dictionaries: English-English online/electronic dictionary tools/software

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Find the meaning of an English word

Online English-English dictionaries
• Choose the dictionary you want to open:

Advanced Dictionary (Cambridge) : opens the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Dictionary (Oxford): opens the Compact Oxford English Dictionary
Advanced Dictionary (Longman) : opens the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
Advanced Dictionary (Collins) : choose the Collins English Dictionary from the dropdown box
Advanced Dictionary (Merriam-Webb) : choose Dictionary from the dropdown box [note: this is an American English dictionary]

Learners' Dictionary (Collins) : choose the COBUILD English Dictionary from the dropdown box
Learners' Dictionary : opens the Cambridge Learners' Dictionary.

Phrasal Verb Dictionary : opens the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
Idiom Dictionary : opens the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms.

Translating from English to another language
• If you want to translate words, sentences or web pages from English into your own language, see: Translate.

Printed/electronic dictionaries
• For help with choosing an English-English dictionary to buy for studying English: English/Study/Dictionaries

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