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American Heritage® Desk Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About American Heritage® Desk

American Heritage® dictionaries are known for their accessible definitions, informative art, and expert usage guidance.

The handy new Desk edition brings you all these features in the most convenient format yet. Carry your Desk with you in your iPhone or iPod touch. Ideal reference tool for students and professionals alike.

Main Features:
● entire text of this best selling book
● three-way cross-referencing
● real-time progressive look-up
● wildcard pattern searches -with * ?
● spelling suggestion dictionary included
● bookmarks with folders & notations
● Bookmark syncing via your iCloud account
● Menu for external dictionary choices.
● Sharing of definitions through email or SNS.
● automatic history
● zoomable graphics

(This application works as a complete, stand-alone product and no internet connection is required for any of the features and functions.)

More than 70,000 entries, thoroughly revised and updated. More than 1,000 new words and meanings, from bioreserve and domestic partner to MP3 and zine.

* Expert guidance on correct English usage
* Numerous photographs and drawings that enhance the definitions
* Synonyms, regional notes, etymologies, and more.

The American Heritage® Desk Dictionary, Fourth Edition published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All
rights reserved.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
http://www.hmco.com/

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What's New in the Latest Version 14.7

Last updated on Aug 4, 2023

Old Versions

Fixes for Bookmarks

Version History

14.7

Aug 4, 2023

Fixes for Bookmarks

14.6

Jul 20, 2023

Improved security

14.1

Mar 14, 2023

Adds a "Open to Search" setting to iPads.
Changes the way it works on iPhones.
Complete update to localizations.
Fixes for Bookmarks.

13.1

Jan 24, 2022

Better iCloud syncing.
Adds a selectable interface for Bookmark restores.
Adds a setting for third-party keyboards.

13.0

Jan 11, 2022

UI & graphics updated.
Bookmarks are now automatically restored after the app is deleted and reinstalled. (Turn on iCloud Sync setting for this)
Manual Bookmark iCloud restore is now smarter.

12.1.5

Dec 10, 2021

Fix to licensing

12.1

Dec 5, 2021

New engine version

9.2

Feb 23, 2020

iOS13 fixes

8.8

Dec 6, 2019

Fixes iPhone X & 11 layout issues

8.7

Nov 17, 2019

iOS13 support

8.6

Nov 15, 2019

iOS13 support

8.5

Nov 27, 2018

Layout fixes.
New iPhoneX support.
Hardware keyboard support.

8.4

Jan 21, 2018

Word-of-the-Day fix for iOS11.
SNS support update.
Evernote SDK 3 support.

8.3.2

Dec 11, 2017

UI fixes

8.3

Dec 8, 2017

UI fixes

8.2

Nov 29, 2017

Right to Left text UI fixes.
iPhone X display improvements.

8.1

Nov 15, 2017

iPhoneX support.

8.0

Oct 3, 2017

Major UI improvements.
Supports iPad Pro screen sizes and split-screen

6.9

Sep 21, 2016

Support for iOS10

6.3

Mar 5, 2015

Major version update!
Now supports iOS8.
iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus screen support.
Syncs Bookmark lists over 1MB.
and many more new features.

4.1.4

Nov 30, 2012

❖ Supports new login API for Evernote (Dec.1st)

4.1.3

Nov 1, 2012

　　 ❖❖ Update now! Very important. ❖❖
◼ Crucial maintenance release.

4.1.2

Sep 23, 2012

　 ❖ AHD4 Desk users get $5 off its grand-daddy, AHD5 ❖
　　　　❖ in iTunes, search on ”AHD5” ❖

❖ Adds support for iPhone5 and iPod 5th Gen larger screens.

Other recent changes:
❖ Adds support for iOS6.
❖ Added Bookmark syncing via your iCloud account (iOS5)
❖ Added Clipboard monitoring (iOS5)
❖ Added a linking menu for external dictionary choices.
❖ Now adds dictionary form (lemma) to search results.
❖ Sharing of definitions through email, SNS and Evernote.
❖ Full Retina iPad support.
❖ New layout.

❖ "American Heritage® 5th Edition" app is out on the AppStore now.
If you need a really powerful dictionary with the latest words, encyclopedic entries and word histories, this is for you.

❖ For those in the medical field, also check out the new "American Heritage® Medical Dictionary" app.

4.1.1

Sep 13, 2012

　 ❖ AHD4 Desk users get $5 off its grand-daddy, AHD5 ❖
　　　　❖ in iTunes, search on ”AHD5” ❖

❖ Adds support for iOS6.

Other recent changes:
❖ Added Bookmark syncing via your iCloud account (iOS5)
❖ Added Clipboard monitoring (iOS5)
❖ Added a linking menu for external dictionary choices.
❖ Now adds dictionary form (lemma) to search results.
❖ Sharing of definitions through email, SNS and Evernote.
❖ Full Retina iPad support.
❖ New layout.

❖ "American Heritage® 5th Edition" app is out on the AppStore now.
If you need a really powerful dictionary with the latest words, encyclopedic entries and word histories, this is for you.

❖ For those in the medical field, also check out the new "American Heritage® Medical Dictionary" app.

4.1

Aug 13, 2012

❖ Stylization for definition emails and Evernote.
❖ Added switch for Clipboard monitor warnings.

Other recent changes:
❖ Added Bookmark syncing via your iCloud account (iOS5)
❖ Added Clipboard monitoring (iOS5)
❖ Added a linking menu for external dictionary choices.
❖ Now adds dictionary form (lemma) to search results.
❖ Sharing of definitions through email or SNS.
❖ Full Retina iPad support.
❖ New layout.

❖ "American Heritage® 5th Edition" app is out on the AppStore now.
If you need a really powerful dictionary with the latest words, encyclopedic entries and word histories, this is for you.

❖ For those in the medical field, also check out the new "American Heritage® Medical Dictionary" app.

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American Heritage® Desk FAQ

What country or region is American Heritage® Desk available in?

American Heritage® Desk is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:

Vanuatu,Montenegro,Nauru,Cameroon,Bosnia & Herzegovina,Myanmar,Maldives,Kosovo,Congo, Democratic Republic,Afghanistan,Gabon,Rwanda,Cote Divoire,Iraq,Tonga,Zambia,Serbia,Georgia,Morocco,Libya

What language does American Heritage® Desk support?

American Heritage® Desk supports English, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Nigerian Pidgin, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese