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Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary (Win/Mac) | 
| From: Fogware Publishing
Category: Software
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $13.28
You Save: $6.71 (34%)
New (5) Used (2) from $11.36
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2394
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.6
UPC: 798694892697
EAN: 0798694892697
ASIN: B000J4L96Q
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | More than 20,000 terms indexed for easy reference | | • | 6,000 color illustrations grouped into 17 general subject areas and 94 specific themes | | • | Search ideas quickly to locate words or consult pictures to read clear, up-to-date definitions | | • | View thousands of highly realistic illustrations and detailed diagrams | | • | Words organized around major subject fields, corresponding themes, or individual objects |
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Product Description
Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary incorporates more than 20,000 words and their definitions into 6,000 full-color illustrations of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life. Unlike conventional dictionaries with A-Z listings, Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary is organized by subject area. The full-color pictorial images are grouped into 17 chapters outlining subjects from astronomy to sports, with more complex subjects divided into 94 individual themes. A dictionary with a new point of view!
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| Customer Reviews:
 This dictionary may not be workable with Window Vista... September 3, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this visual dictionary for my kids and tried to install this on my brand new laptop computer with a high expectation of being used a lot by them. However, it does not work at all (after completion of installment, I clicked an icon to start this dictionary but only to get a bizzare message) and what is worse is that I cannot find any solution or advice from its installing guide or even from its web site to get out of this kind of trouble. I still don't know what the exact problem is and if this product is not workable with Window Vista, I believe there should be a clear warning for that. Very disappointing for me and my kids as well...
 A good product for its price April 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't think of anything to improve this other than adding more entries and more detailes to the illustrations.
 Love it February 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great software. There is a pronunciation for each words and also a definitions but it is much more than just a dictionary. I very much enjoy the activities great way to learn new words and fun too.
EXCELLENT BOOK FOR KIDS AND ADULTS January 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
THIS BOOK IS GREAT TO TEACH OR SHOW STUDENTS ABOUT THINGS AND WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT. THE BOOK QUALITY IS GREAT, PLENTY OF DETAILS, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT EXPLAIN HOW THINGS WORK OR HAPPEN.
This is not a dictionary January 15, 2007
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've bought this as an update to the earlier dictionary that they released and that I have used for years. It is quite convenient to have a dictionary on one's computer, I have had the same one now for six years, and this was cheap enough so that I decided to see what the update would look like. Basically, this is not a dictionary anymore, it is more like an encyclopedia and not particularly useful if you want to know how to spell a word or what the word means. The graphics in the interface are very attractive, but I think there is some false advertising, or at worst a bait and switch going on here. If you want a good instructional educational piece of software for your kids, fine, I'm sure they will enjoy playing with this, but it has nothing to do with looking up words.
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