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Merriam Webster's Concise Dictionary - free downloadable dictionary

This is very cool. While the program is running, just double click a word anywhere and up pops a definition. Checks your spelling automatically if you need it to. How can they afford to make this free? Website - Download - Freeware Quote from the website - This download puts easy access to Merriam-Webster right on your computer. Simply move your cursor over a word and the software searches the content and returns the dictionary article instantly in a pop-up box. Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary contains more than 40,000 entries, clear and concise definitions, written pronunciations, and variant spellings. The iFinger engine under the hood works both online and offline, checking spelling automatically, or allowing you to run manual text searches for specific queries.

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