| Coverage of American English as It is Used Today |  | CDAE provides definitions for about 40,000 words and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary.
 easy access - the ability to find what they are looking for quickly and easily
clear definitions - explanations that can be immediately understood
plenty of examples - sentences taken from speech and writing that show how words are used
current vocabulary - words and phrases that are used in school, business, technology, the arts, and everyday life in the 21st century
| Based on a 200 million-word corpus of American English that shows which words and phrases are really used in current American English, and what people really mean when they say or write those words
Organized by meaning to help learners use English effectively
Guidewords to help you quickly find the exact meaning you are looking for
A 2,000-word defining vocabulary to help make definitions easy to understand
Authentic, full-sentence examples to show how words are typically used and to help learners understand and use English more accurately
Language Portraits to provide in-depth explanations of difficult grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation
More than 40,000 definitions of frequently used words and phrases from business, school, technology, the arts, and everyday life
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Updates
4.10 (09/13/06) - Optimized to support the new Collins English Dictionary
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