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Duden’s linguistic decisions and technologies maintaining the professional written communication are seamlessly intertwined with dictionary software for PDAs und Smartphones by Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division), the world's leading provider of software for mobile platforms.
Duden – German explanatory dictionary is the most comprehensive dictionary of its kind which includes not only up-to-the-minute German vocabulary, but also covers its dialects and its varieties in Austria and Switzerland. Detailed entries are devoted to the technical terms, professionalisms, jargon, and slang. As any other explanatory dictionary, Duden contains elaborated entries on the meaning and usage of the words and speech tokens in a sentence. The new edition of this basic work offers converted, updated, and considerably extended content of keywords from A to Z. Naturally, Duden – German explanatory dictionary corresponds to the obligatory Official Spelling Rules dated August, 2006. The PDA-version offers numerous functions that actualize word search in the dictionary.
- About 150 000 keywords and phrases;
- More than 500 000 meaning explanations and usage examples, notes on spelling, grammar, word origin, and style;
- 10 000 words and phrases standing for new notions relevant for nowadays German reality, e.g. „Erlebnisgesellschaft”, „Genfood”, „MP3-Player”, „Plasmabildschirm”, „seniorengerecht”, „Zweiklassenmedizin” etc.;
- Around 140 typical for the modern German language affixes, such as „neo-”, „pseudo-”, „-bewusst”, „-wirksam” and others are paid special attention;
- Recommendations on word usage help to avoid mistakes in linguistically sensitive cases, such as with the words „pervers” and „türken” and inform that recently often used „taubstumm” should be substituted by „gehörlos”;
- Over 8 000 audio pronunciations for difficult words (samples are provided by ARD databank).
Dictionary engine features:
- NEW! Browse the dictionary with a touch of a finger! Improved and intuitive touch oriented dictionary interface lets you use SlovoEd dictionary with only your finger-tips.
- Read books, documents and web-pages just from your PDA and quickly translate unknown words without leaving your active application by using the Resident Module.
- Study the language in the easiest and most effective way using the dictionary. Check yourself with the words you have added to Flash Cards from the dictionary.
- Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using Wildcards ("*", "?" replace a letter and group of letters).
- Keep your dictionary always up-to-date. New Online Update feature lets you know of updated dictionary versions available for download and you can also set up frequency of update check.
- Discover new dictionaries and download them directly to your device with the built-in Online dictionary catalog.
- Learn how to use Duden dictionary with the help of colorful and animated Tutorial.
Additional tools:
- Irregular verbs for German dictionaries
- Hyperlinks between different related articles and directions to check your comprehension
- Quick dynamic search of words while you type
- Search History to see the translation of the last translated 30 words
- Improved usability with faster interface on Windows Mobile devices
- Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time with rapid switch amongst them
- Optional font size to set customer interface in accordance with your taste
- Dictionary interface is available in English and German.
- Dictionary installation on memory cards to save main memory-space for other programs and applications
