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Sep 25, 2024 · Search for English definitions and translations in various languages using Cambridge's corpus-informed dictionaries. Find out the word of the day, new words, and blog posts on language topics.
Learn how Macmillan will stop producing the print version of its dictionary and offer an online version only from next year. Find out the features and benefits of Macmillan Dictionary Online, such as the blog, the thesaurus and the Open Dictionary.
- Introduction
- The Case For Using A Dictionary
- It’S Not Just About Meanings
- Phrases Are Just as Important as Words
- Keeping Up with Language Change
- Conclusion
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With so much information available on the web, does anyone really need to consult a dictionary when they want to find out about a word or phrase? It’s a good question. Just about everything you would ever need to know about words and language can be found online – somewhere. But – as with everything else on the web – you need to know what you’re ge...
Macmillan Dictionary is just celebrating its 10th birthday as a digital resource. It’s great that most dictionaries are now online. This is a much better medium than the printed books of old: there are no limitations of space, and an online dictionary can always stay up to date and explain even the newest additions to the language. But with so much...
But this is only half the story. We may want to check what a word means, but if we want to use the word ourselves when we write or speak, we need to know how it behaves. In the last 30 years or so, our understanding of language has been revolutionized by the availability of huge language databases (called ’corpora’) which can be analysed using powe...
Corpus evidence shows that people often ‘lexicalize’ their thoughts (that is, put meanings into words) using a multiword expression rather than a single word. Phrasal verbs are an obvious example: in most contexts, stick out is a more natural choice than protrude, and we’re more likely to say put up with than tolerate. Neither expression has any ob...
All languages change over time, and as one of the world’s major languages, English is changing faster than most. Being online means that dictionaries can add new words and phrases as they emerge – but (as we saw in the case of traction) not all of them do. The Macmillan Dictionary team use smart corpus software to help us identify new uses, but we ...
Dictionaries aren’t like other learning materials (or other books, or other data sources). We don’t read them – we usethem when we’re doing something else. And when we’ve found the information we need, we go back to the task we’re engaged in. For this process to work effectively: 1. you have to be able to find what you’re looking for, fast; 2. you ...
Macmillan Dictionary is a learner-oriented, corpus-based dictionary that provides clear and up-to-date information on words and phrases. Learn how it can help you understand, use and enjoy English with examples, frequencies, synonyms and more.
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Learn about the features and innovations of MEDAL, an advanced learner's dictionary by Macmillan Education. Find out how to access the online version, which was closed in 2023.
Macmillan English Dictionary Online. Macmillan English Campus. Onestopenglish is the world’s number one resource site for English language teachers and is home to over 9,500 ready-to-use resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards.
