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The release of four multifunctional “talking” dictionaries for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are the first in a series of bilingual and monolingual Catalan-language dictionaries for mobile devices. The development partnership between Enciclopèdia Catalana and Paragon Software Group will produce an elite class of mobile reference applications for all types of mobile computing platforms.
FREIBURG, Germany – October 11, 2010 – Paragon Software Group, a leading software developer for mobile devices and desktop computers, and Enciclopèdia Catalana, a market leader in Catalan-language reference sources, announce the release of four premium-content, multifunctional ‘talking’ dictionaries for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users through a recent development partnership:
- Diccionari avançat de la llengua catalana d’Enciclopèdia Catalana (Advanced Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana)
- Diccionari manual Català-Anglès Anglès-Català d’Enciclopèdia Catalana (Compact Catalan-English English-Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana)
- Diccionari bàsic Català-Francès Francès-Català d’Enciclopèdia Catalana (Pocket Catalan-French French-Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana)
- Diccionari avançat Català-Castellà Castellà-Català d’Enciclopèdia Catalana (Advanced Catalan-Spanish Spanish-Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana)
The four bilingual and monolingual Catalan-language dictionaries for iOS users are the first in a planned series of titles that will bring Enciclopèdia Catalana reference content to all types of mobile computing platforms.
The Advanced Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana, with 135,000 definitions, contains the widest range of meanings, phrases and idioms available for every social, professional or academic situation. The Compact Catalan-English English-Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana offers 52,000 definitions, idioms and phrases, as well as thousands of audio pronunciations. The Basic Catalan-French French-Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana contains 40,000 definitions, phrases and idioms accompanied by thousands of sound recordings. The Advanced Catalan-Spanish Spanish-Catalan Dictionary from Enciclopèdia Catalana offers almost 219,000 definitions, phrases and idioms and nearly 40,000 audio pronunciations. The dictionaries contain the most current vocabulary – including recently coined words, and extensive scientific and technical terminology – in addition to a comprehensive collection of the most commonly used words in the Catalan language.
Features include:
- Morphology module, which helps users look up words in any grammatical form to assist in regular and irregular verb conjugation, and uses of irregular plurals.
- Easily accessible definitions, even when word includes prefixes or suffixes.
- Audio pronunciations recorded by native speakers.
- Flash Card Quiz, which helps users learn vocabulary effectively.
- Wildcard Search to assist when user is unsure of exact word spelling. Use "?" and "*" symbols to replace the missing letters.
- Similarly spelled words listed in case of misspelling.
- Hyperlinks between articles and directions.
- Search History for the last 100 entries.
- No on-going Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary once and use it on your device without any additional wi-fi expense or availability issues.
Enciclopèdia Catalana’s catalog is comprised of nearly 100 titles, including the primary collection of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries of the Catalan language, as well as thematic, encyclopaedic and complementary Catalan dictionaries. Enciclopèdia Catalana’s partnership with Paragon Software Group enables a wider range of world users to access well-known, respected premium reference content on their mobile devices at any time, in any place.
Compatibility: iOS 3.0-4.X.
Availability: Enciclopèdia Catalana dictionaries are expected to be available in the iTunes AppStore in fall, 2010. A limited number of review licenses is available upon request to interested media.
About Enciclopèdia Catalana
Enciclopèdia Catalana is, since 1979, a key point of reference for the Catalan language and dictionary edition, for its diversity, uniqueness and quality. It has a catalog of nearly 100 titles, including monolingual dictionaries of Catalan and the main collection of bilingual dictionaries between Catalan and other languages (Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Swedish, Hungarian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Sanskrit, Arabic and others), as well as thematic, encyclopaedic and complementary Catalan dictionaries. To learn more about Enciclopèdia Catalana dictionaries, please visit: www.diccionarisdelenciclopedia.cat
All products, service and company names mentioned in the release are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners
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