Cambridge Dictionary

Cambridge Dictionary: Online English Dictionary

Cambridge Dictionary is an online English dictionary by Cambridge University Press. It provides definitions, pronunciations, example sentences, synonyms, and word origins.

What is Cambridge Dictionary?

The Cambridge Dictionary is an online English language dictionary published by Cambridge University Press. Originally released in 1995 under the name Cambridge International Dictionary of English, it was rebranded as the Cambridge Dictionary in 2008 and focuses on providing clear definitions and examples of common English words and phrases.

Key features of the Cambridge Dictionary include:

• Over 200,000 definitions and meanings for everyday and academic English words and phrases
• British and American English spellings and pronunciations
• Audio pronunciations recorded by native English speakers
• Examples illustrating how words and phrases are used in context
• Common collocations and idioms
• Synonyms and opposites for many entries
• Etymologies explaining the origin and history of words
• Word frequency information based on the Cambridge English Corpus

The dictionary content is written by subject specialists and undergoes multiple rounds of editing by experienced lexicographers before publication. It aims to provide learners of English access to up-to-date vocabulary and uses a controlled defining vocabulary to aid understanding. The Cambridge Dictionary is updated monthly and has versions tailored for British and American English.

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