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Article: Microsoft Encarta World English Dictionary Now Talks Online.

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April 17, 2000
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Global English Definitions - Pronounced for Users - Now Just a Click Away

What: Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced the free* online availability of the award-winning Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) World English Dictionary, located at http://www.encarta.com/. Providing any time, anywhere access to quick, easy-to-understand definitions that actually talk to users through human-voice audio pronunciations, the dictionary is available to the public at no cost.*

A dictionary created for the Internet age, the online version of Encarta World English Dictionary features thousands of global English references, making it one of the definitive sources on the ...

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