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Macmillan Dictionary
At the bottom of each page there is a link to the site Options where you can choose
to display the British or American English edition of Macmillan Dictionary.
How soon will my submission to the Open Dictionary appear on the website?
We will look carefully at all words that are submitted to the crowdsourced Open
Dictionary. Those that are accepted will be posted as part of the next update of
Macmillan Dictionary, usually within seven to ten days of being submitted.
This page provides more detailed information about the Open Dictionary.
For more information, view this interview with Editor-in-Chief Michael Rundell.
We understand that not everyone in the world enjoys good connectivity at the
moment, but the overall picture is that access to the Internet is becoming
increasingly widespread and this will further improve in the future.
Another big advantage of the online dictionary is that it's not platform-specific
so both Windows and Mac users can access the content. The online dictionary site is
optimised for the most widely used browsers.
Will learners lose anything by not having the dictionary in book form?
No, we don't think they will. On the contrary, we feel that an online dictionary
encourages exploration and offers greater opportunities for discovery. Because
every word is hyperlinked, you're never more than a click away from a new
definition, increasing the speed and ease with which you can browse and learn new
words.