![]() As far as Linux goes, the dictionary software that I've seen largely relies on either public domain dictionaries (such as the 1913 Webster's dictionary) or open source dictionaries (such as Wiktionary), but I'm unaware of any Linux dictionaries that use commercial dictionaries. It used to be possible to buy a CD-ROM version of the Oxford English Dictionary, but last I checked there is no longer an offline digital version of the OED. Microsoft used to offer offline dictionaries (Microsoft Bookshelf had a dictionary, and I believe there was an Encarta dictionary as well), but last I checked, Microsoft no longer offers an offline dictionary. Unfortunately I've had a difficult time finding offline dictionaries for Windows and Linux. I make heavy use of the Japanese dictionaries. Beginning with Mac OS X Tiger, macOS has shipped with dictionaries. NeXTSTEP came with the Digital Librarian, which included a Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and a thesaurus.
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