So far, I have added 139 017+ words (as of V3.2.7). ![]() On 25.Aug.2013 I released a “forked” British speller V2.00, which has been made available to OpenOffice/LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. In January 2015, I purchased an “Oxford Gold Account” to have a higher access to Oxford Dictionaries. To make sure the words I add are correct, I look for them in credible sources:ĥ) Merriam-Webster Dictionary (used with caution ⚠) It doesn't matter your race, religion, gender, age or academic background, everyone should have access to all words equally free. It encompasses several fields of knowledge, from simple to complex words.įurthermore, it is suitable as a basis for Commonwealth and European English. I have created the best up-to-date British speller. I developed Proofing Tool GUI (open-source tool) hoping someone would improve the GB speller using it, but months went by and no one volunteered, so I took the task myself in 2013. Some literacy writing circles require these kinds of words. I will only add archaic words if they don't interfere with other words. If you find Americanisms, which appear both in Oxford and Collins dictionaries as such with a British correspondence, please send them to me for analysis and removal. ![]() If it is in the Oxford or Collins dictionaries, I will add it. If you believe to have found a missing/incorrect word, please send it to me for analysis, via e-mail or GitHub. Main difficulties developing this dictionary: Oxford Dictionaries only refers that these accept both ize/ise for Premium accounts and not for regular users. Oxford says some words are valid both ways thus I kept both and the user decides which he prefers.įor ize/ise, both are accepted in certain words. Some words can be written differently, like “online” and “on-line”. The word “movie” was added on V2.57 since it is widely used. ![]() xpi file into the Extensions/Dictionaries windows.įAQ (“movie”, “automobile”, “airplane”, “hardcover” and “bookstore”): Tools → Add-ons and Themes → Extensions/Dictionaries → Install from file. To install manually, using Firefox, right-click on the button “Add to Firefox” on this website, select “Save Link As” and install the downloaded. ![]() To install add-ons, simply search for them from inside Firefox/Thunderbird. To enable the dictionary, right-click in an editable text area, select : “Languages” → “English (United Kingdom)”. “Extension - Firefox + Thunderbird + SeaMonkey (GB) (Legacy)”Ĭlick on the “Download” button to download the. It is also intended for Firefox 61 and Thunderbird 61–64. Software requirements (Legacy Extension):įor Firefox/Thunderbird 59 or below, use the. To get started, type a word in the search box above to find its definition.British Dictionary V3 for Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.įor both Firefox and Thunderbird, always try to have at least the latest ESR (Extended Support Release), which in July 2023 was version 115. If you still cannot find a term, you can ask or search in this forum, where native English speakers from around the world love to assist others in their understanding of the English language. In addition, we offer an English verb conjugator, comprehensive collections of synonyms and collocations, and an active English Only forum. These prestigious dictionaries contain more than 259409 words and phrases. WordReference is proud to offer three monolingual English dictionaries from two of the world’s most respected publishers-the WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English, the WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English, and the Collins Concise English Dictionary.
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