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Welcome to Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
instant access to Oxfords top-of-the-range,
fully searchable bilingual dictionaries. NEW
May 2008 Chinese and Russian, plus audio
pronunciations for all languages
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Use the Search tab to carry out both quick and
advanced searches
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for lots of additional information (sample
letters, useful phrases, quizzes)
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allowing the Word Wheel to scroll to match your
search term
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Even typing without using accented characters
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How dictionary entries are structured in Oxford
Language Dictionaries Online
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this is the headword
these are context clues to help you pick the
right translation
Click here to hear this word spoken aloud
this is a translation
and this is an example.
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or expand or collapse individual senses here.
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stands for and what it means.
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using the arrows button.
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More on Searching
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wherever it is found in the text.
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Search tab to filter entries by part of speech,
level of formality, and geographical variant,
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Widen your search using more search options
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Your search and browse history will help you
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looking for earlier
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Using the Chinese and Russian dictionaries
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Russian Enter Cyrillic characters using the
pop-up virtual keyboard (or those who have a
Russian keyboard installed can type Cyrillic
characters as normal).
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Chinese Use the Radical and Character Index to
find and enter Chinese characters (or those who
have a Chinese keyboard installed can type
Chinese characters as normal).
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