Macmillan Essential Dictionary CD-ROMCD-ROM

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Using the CD-ROM


The Macmillan Essential Dictionary on CD-ROM is a fast, easy-to-use electronic dictionary that includes additional features to assist students and teachers.

Listen to correct English

  • Hear the correct pronunciations of all words in both British and American English at the click of a button

  • Record, play back and practise your pronunciation against the correct British and American pronunciations

  • Practise difficult sounds with the unique Sound Search facility

Find the word more quickly

  • Get to the meaning you want – instantly – by pointing at any word you see, while reading documents and e-mails or while surfing the Internet

  • Check your English spelling by clicking on the word you have written

Learn with new interactive features

  • Improve and test your English while having fun with the activities and games on the CD-ROM

  • Build your vocabulary with illustrations, photographs, animations and sound effects

Make sure you get the best out of your dictionary CD-ROM with the easy-to-use Guided Tour!