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May 16

Dictionary and or Thesaurus

I'm/I've been searching for a Thesaurus as well as Dictionary (combined) which 'only' retrieves the formal words/words list for any rubbish known typed word. Are there such software available which will only provide 'formal' word(s)? -- Mr. Prophet (talk) 18:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm having a hard time understanding your request. What is a "formal word"? Do you mean to say "formal grammar"? Are you seeking a conventional dictionary of natural human language, or do you mean a dictionary (data structure) to look up words in the sense of parsing a computing language? Perhaps if you rephrase your request, you will get a better answer. Nimur (talk) 15:52, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Do you mean where you can type in a misspelled word and find the correct spelling and definition ? Google will do this, if you type in "define" followed by a space and your misspelling: [1]. StuRat (talk) 18:01, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

I have a 'Pocket Oxford Dictionary 1994' (3.13Mb) and 'Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary - 3rd Edition 2008' (528Mb).

Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary - 3rd Edition 2008 (528Mb):-

When I click on the 'Advanced Search' button it provides an option in which I can customise my search. One feature it has called 'Usage' with a 'drop down list', and you can select 'abbreviation, approving, child word, disapproving, figurative, formal, humorous, internet, informal, legal, literary, not standard, offensive, old fashioned, old use (historical), polite, saying, slang, speacialised, trade mark, written abbreviation', whatever you select, it displays all the selected item's words available in the Dictionary, after clicking the 'Find' button. 'Pocket Oxford Dictionary 1994' does not offer this facility and I'm not aware of whether it displays any sign whatsoever. Problem with 'Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary - 3rd Edition 2008' is, it does not have/provide the facility to type a word in order to retrieve all the relative words, like 'thesaurus', of any I've embolden above, so, I guess I'm looking for something that works like 'thesaurus' which displays all the relative words of my chosen word (which will be inserted in the field), the embolden words only...

A 'thesaurus' and 'dictionary' together would be beneficial. A free software would be great; if there isn't then just tell me the name (if there is), I'll search for it in the market and see if I find it... However, if there is a website, let me know.

Mr. Prophet (talk) 20:36, 17 May 2015 (UTC)