American Heritage® Dictionary
4th Edition (AHD4) - UniDict®
$12.99
15.3for iPhone, iPad and more
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About American Heritage® Dictionary
*NOTE: there is a newer version of American Heritage® Dictionary available on the AppStore. Tap on the "Enfour, Inc." link for AHD5.
The entire 2,074 page, 7.5 pound dictionary with its nearly 300,000 terms –plus 64 thousand recorded sound files by native speakers -all available instantly at your fingertips.
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"In the battle of the Big Three dictionaries, American Heritage® stands out on iPhone" (4 mice)
— MacWorld
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More than 33,000 written examples, totaling 4,222,000 words, makes this largest mobile dictionary on ANY platform
The indexes alone are larger than most brand-name dictionaries. Even without the sound files, AHD would still be the largest dictionary in the AppStore.
Main Features:
● the entire text of this best selling book
● complete front matter and appendices
● three-way cross-referencing search
● real-time progressive look-up
● wildcard pattern searches (with * ?)
● spelling suggestion dictionary included
● internal hyperlinking & supports copy/paste
● pop-up pronunciation symbols chart
● IPA pronunciation symbol conversion
● etymology (word history) with root links
● professionally recorded sound files
● zoomable graphics
● fallback online search for esoteric or archaic words and the latest slang
● unique two-way external application interaction
— first iPhone dictionary with external linking and now most advanced!
● bookmarks with editable notations
● automatic search history
● AI boosted anagram generator
● "Today" & LockScreen widgets
● 3D Touch support
● DarkMode support
● Siri support
● iPad multi-screen and Drag & Drop
● iPhone 15 & iOS17 support
● iPhone, iPod, iPad and macOS support
● complete offline use - no Internet connection
The renowned American Heritage® Usage Panel, a group of more than 200 distinguished writers, scholars, and scientists, offers advice on problems of grammar and style; engaging notes explain word histories and clarify differences among synonyms; thousands of quotations and example sentences show words in context; and elegant definitions are enhanced by numerous full-color photographs, drawings, and maps, making this one of the most complete reference tool available on any mobile platform.
Reviews for the application:
"As apps go, only Enfour’s American Heritage® Dictionary stands out for its graphic appeal and functionality. Although I was pleased to have so much lexical firepower in such a compact form, I was annoyed at how poorly the other dictionaries present on the platform." (4 mice)
— MacWorld
Editor's Choice. ranking = "Great"
— MacLife
Reviews of the print version:
"The Best Dictionary...Designed to appeal to the eye as well as the mind, it is notable for its imaginative illustrations....This is a great family dictionary, and ideal for schoolrooms."
— The Courier Journal
"This dictionary, now in its fourth edition, makes it fun to look up definitions of words....This up-to-date and eminently useful dictionary features a fabulous full-color design that quickly and effectively guides users to the information they seek."
— Library Journal
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
http://www.hmco.com
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Powered by Enfour's "UniDict® Engine 15"
—thesaurus links work with these products:
"Roget's II: New Thesaurus"
"Companion Thesaurus"
"Companion Synonyms"
and many more
The entire 2,074 page, 7.5 pound dictionary with its nearly 300,000 terms –plus 64 thousand recorded sound files by native speakers -all available instantly at your fingertips.
________________________________________
"In the battle of the Big Three dictionaries, American Heritage® stands out on iPhone" (4 mice)
— MacWorld
________________________________________
More than 33,000 written examples, totaling 4,222,000 words, makes this largest mobile dictionary on ANY platform
The indexes alone are larger than most brand-name dictionaries. Even without the sound files, AHD would still be the largest dictionary in the AppStore.
Main Features:
● the entire text of this best selling book
● complete front matter and appendices
● three-way cross-referencing search
● real-time progressive look-up
● wildcard pattern searches (with * ?)
● spelling suggestion dictionary included
● internal hyperlinking & supports copy/paste
● pop-up pronunciation symbols chart
● IPA pronunciation symbol conversion
● etymology (word history) with root links
● professionally recorded sound files
● zoomable graphics
● fallback online search for esoteric or archaic words and the latest slang
● unique two-way external application interaction
— first iPhone dictionary with external linking and now most advanced!
● bookmarks with editable notations
● automatic search history
● AI boosted anagram generator
● "Today" & LockScreen widgets
● 3D Touch support
● DarkMode support
● Siri support
● iPad multi-screen and Drag & Drop
● iPhone 15 & iOS17 support
● iPhone, iPod, iPad and macOS support
● complete offline use - no Internet connection
The renowned American Heritage® Usage Panel, a group of more than 200 distinguished writers, scholars, and scientists, offers advice on problems of grammar and style; engaging notes explain word histories and clarify differences among synonyms; thousands of quotations and example sentences show words in context; and elegant definitions are enhanced by numerous full-color photographs, drawings, and maps, making this one of the most complete reference tool available on any mobile platform.
Reviews for the application:
"As apps go, only Enfour’s American Heritage® Dictionary stands out for its graphic appeal and functionality. Although I was pleased to have so much lexical firepower in such a compact form, I was annoyed at how poorly the other dictionaries present on the platform." (4 mice)
— MacWorld
Editor's Choice. ranking = "Great"
— MacLife
Reviews of the print version:
"The Best Dictionary...Designed to appeal to the eye as well as the mind, it is notable for its imaginative illustrations....This is a great family dictionary, and ideal for schoolrooms."
— The Courier Journal
"This dictionary, now in its fourth edition, makes it fun to look up definitions of words....This up-to-date and eminently useful dictionary features a fabulous full-color design that quickly and effectively guides users to the information they seek."
— Library Journal
________________________________________
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
http://www.hmco.com
________________________________________
Powered by Enfour's "UniDict® Engine 15"
—thesaurus links work with these products:
"Roget's II: New Thesaurus"
"Companion Thesaurus"
"Companion Synonyms"
and many more
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What's New in the Latest Version 15.3
Last updated on Mar 18, 2024
Old Versions
Updates to Flashcards and Study Memo.
Changes to "Save Search Word" off behaviour.
Adds launch via Siri.
Changes to "Save Search Word" off behaviour.
Adds launch via Siri.
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Version History
15.3
Mar 18, 2024
Updates to Flashcards and Study Memo.
Changes to "Save Search Word" off behaviour.
Adds launch via Siri.
Changes to "Save Search Word" off behaviour.
Adds launch via Siri.
15.1
Feb 16, 2024
Now add up to 3 Words-of-the-Day.
Add import and restore of Bookmarks from iCloud Drive.
Add import and restore of Bookmarks from iCloud Drive.
15.0
Nov 10, 2023
Adds an AI boosted anagram generator.
Adds a LockScreen Widget.
iOS17 support.
Adds a LockScreen Widget.
iOS17 support.
14.7
Aug 4, 2023
Fixes for Flashcards and Lightning cards
14.6
Jul 20, 2023
Fix for Bookmark folders
14.5
Jun 26, 2023
Adds a Lightning Cards feature that lets you study just a few words in any spare minutes
14.1
Mar 12, 2023
Adds new third-party dictionary links.
Adds a "Open to Search" setting to iPads.
Changes the way it works on iPhones.
Complete update to localizations.
Fixes for Bookmarks.
Adds a "Open to Search" setting to iPads.
Changes the way it works on iPhones.
Complete update to localizations.
Fixes for Bookmarks.
14.0
Feb 19, 2023
Major update to Bookmarks and History.
• iCloud Sync now works no matter how many bookmarks you have.
• Backups are made locally for all bookmark changes.
• Automatic weekly bookmark backup setting has been added.
• You can also use your bookmarks in the "Today" widget or "Word of the Day".
• You can now bulk save your search History to Bookmarks.
• iCloud Sync now works no matter how many bookmarks you have.
• Backups are made locally for all bookmark changes.
• Automatic weekly bookmark backup setting has been added.
• You can also use your bookmarks in the "Today" widget or "Word of the Day".
• You can now bulk save your search History to Bookmarks.
13.4
Jan 29, 2023
Major update to Bookmarks and History.
Bulk save search History to Bookmarks.
You can now use your Bookmarks in the "Today" widget or "Word of the Day".
Bulk save search History to Bookmarks.
You can now use your Bookmarks in the "Today" widget or "Word of the Day".
13.3.2
Dec 23, 2022
Fix for printing in iOS16
13.3
Oct 6, 2022
Fixes for iOS 16
13.2
Mar 13, 2022
Major pronunciation sound upgrade.
Upgraded sound quality from 8bit to 16bit.
Pinching in and out for zooming for definition pages returns.
Upgraded sound quality from 8bit to 16bit.
Pinching in and out for zooming for definition pages returns.
13.0.1
Jan 24, 2022
Better iCloud syncing.
Adds a selectable interface for Bookmark restores.
Adds a setting for third-party keyboards.
Adds a selectable interface for Bookmark restores.
Adds a setting for third-party keyboards.
13.0
Dec 22, 2021
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.
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 11, 2021
Fix to licensing
12.1.2
Dec 1, 2021
Interface updates
12.1.1
Nov 23, 2021
Fixes TabBar layout for some iPhones
12.1
Nov 15, 2021
Adds a "Link Menu" customizing setting.
12.0.2
Nov 10, 2021
Fix for older versions of iOS.
12.0
Nov 1, 2021
UniDict® Engine update
11.6.2
Oct 12, 2021
Fixes for thesaurus InApp Purchase
11.6
Oct 1, 2021
Adds iOS15 support
MacOS version is now available for download for free for iOS users
MacOS version is now available for download for free for iOS users
11.5
Aug 21, 2021
UI fixes.
Fixes for iCloud syncing.
Extensions to online fallback searches.
Fixes for iCloud syncing.
Extensions to online fallback searches.
11.3
Jul 4, 2021
UI update.
Keyboard fixes.
Keyboard fixes.
11.2
May 22, 2021
Sounds no longer stops music playing in the background.
Fixes for pre-iOS 13 devices.
Fixes for pre-iOS 13 devices.
American Heritage® Dictionary FAQ
American Heritage® Dictionary is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Bulgaria,United Kingdom
American Heritage® Dictionary 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
American Heritage® Dictionary contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Roget's II Thesaurus
$4.99
Click here to learn how to download American Heritage® Dictionary in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of American Heritage® Dictionary.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.