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App: The Free Dictionary

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OS: Android, iTunes

Features: Over 1.3 million definitions of words and idioms are available on this app. The dictionary sources span a wide range, which even include legal and medical dictionaries, Wikipedia and those in other languages. Word of the day and some daily articles keep the users updated. Using this app, one can check spellings, learn common missepellings, listen to audio pronunciations and use search suggestions.

Pros/Cons: One can bookmark the definitions and articles and sync them to all other devices. Word games, including Spelling Bee, Match Up, Words within Words and Hangman are great tools to make the students interested in increasing their vocabulary.

Rating: 5/5

App: Merriam Webster dictionary

OS: Android, iOS

Features: Learn new words in a fun way through quizzes and test your vocabulary on the go. The app offers voice search, word of the day, integrated thesaurus, example sentences, quick definitions, audio pronunciations and seach history features. Apple device users can make use of the compatibility feature of this app with the Apple Watch.

Pros/Cons: For ad-free experience, users can upgrade to the premium paid version of the app.

Rating: 4/5

App: Dictionary and thesaurus

OS: Android, iOS

Features: The app is a great reference repository for dictionary and thesaurus. It also includes word of the day, audio pronunciation, voice search, translator, slideshows, quiz widgets, word origin, spelling suggestions, local lookups and much more.

Pros/Cons: Special content for ESL EFL and English learners is an added plus. A very handy tool for readers and writers.

Rating: 4/5

App: Encyclopaedia Britannica

OS: iOS

Features: A great reference source for Apple devices. One can get easy access to over 80,000 written articles by experts, well supported by photographs, graphs and diagrams. Popular quizzes of Britannica are also available on the app. My Britannica feature keeps track of the users’ favourite articles.

Pros/Cons: Over 65,000 articles are available for free but to get access to 100 per cent ad-free content, one can download the paid version of the app.

Rating: 4.5/5

App: Wiki Encyclopaedia

OS: Android

Features: The app comes with 2 million offline Wikipedia articles and needs about 3.6 GB of space. It comes with a compressed database with a powerful seach facility. Users can refer to any article on the internet. The app works as a dictionary and translator too. It allows the users to seach for words in any language and provides translation of that word and its meaning.

Pros/Cons: Articles can be bookmarked for later reading. Pro version of the same app is the paid one without any ads. The information is available in over 30 languages. "Articles near me" feature lets the users learn more about the surroundings.

Rating: 4.5/5