A series of explanatory and bilingual dictionaries for Android-powered phones, including the T-Mobile G1, allows users to carry their favorite dictionaries with them in electronic format. Using a unique compression engine, the SlovoEd dictionaries from Paragon Software Group provide comprehensive content and a host of learning tools and features while occupying minimal space on the device.

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The SlovoEd Android series includes English explanatory and eight bilingual (English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish) dictionaries. Oxford University Press, Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd., Larousse Editorial S.L., and other leading world publishers provide lexical databases. The dictionaries make a quick dynamic search while you type and offer cross links between related articles. A history feature displays the 20 most recently searched words.

The dictionaries come in three versions. SlovoEd Deluxe offers the most comprehensive and detailed content, with usage samples, synonyms and antonyms, references and transcriptions, and other important linguistic information. It easily meets the needs of professional linguists, translators, and advanced language learners, according to the company. SlovoEd Classic’s dictionary articles contain the most frequently used references and are sufficient to assist in business, travel, and study. SlovoEd Compact contains the most common and basic translations with clear, concise definitions. It occupies minimal memory space on your device and can be useful for language introduction during a journey abroad or the user’s reading translation needs.

SlovoEd Deluxe costs $24.95 USD (18.95 EUR, including VAT). SlovoEd Classic is available for $14.95 USD (10.95 EUR, including VAT), and SlovoEd Compact costs $9.95 USD (6.95 EUR, including VAT). The Android dictionaries are available via download.

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