Whether you're looking for a more effective word with which to express yourself, the exact meaning of a word, some statistics to help with a report, or a quotation, this electronic reference CD-ROM will deliver quick and valuable results. Ideal for students, office workers, or anyone simply hoping to improve their command of the written language, the Encarta World English Dictionary 2001 is a handy and valuable resource designed for a broad audience of dictionary users. The featured Dictionary itself reflects a unique world view of the English language. Compiled by a team of over 320 lexicographers, etymologists, and phoneticians from across the globe, every effort has been made to present definitions in plain English. There's nothing stuffy or overly-technical here.
Definitions are very readable, clear, and modern.
Audio pronunciations wipe out all the ambiguity of traditional written pronunciations. For those words not pronounced this way, written pronunciations are provided. An excellent Thesaurus is included and arranged in such a way to give most relevant synonyms first. Like the others in this reference CD-ROM, this book is extraordinarily easy to use. Moving about the book via its hot links is enjoyable and allows for users to thoroughly investigate entries and their related words.