Ultimate Talking Dictionary for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffSeptember 22, 2009

Just as you'd guess from its name, this program is a dictionary that talks to you. The application offers a basic interface that's easy to use, if not particularly handsome. You type in a word, hit enter, and the definition pulls up immediately. Ultimate Talking Dictionary works well as a digital reference by giving multiple definitions and offering synonyms and antonyms. The one performance glitch came when we checked the box to have the definitions automatically read to us--for some reason, we had to hit the Read button anyway. The program gives you the option of listening to male or female voices, and lets you adjust their speed, but all of them are based on the rather clunky Microsoft Speech Engine. Ultimate Talking Dictionary also exerts quite a toll on your PC, consuming nearly 75MB of memory. In the end, the program makes a nice reference tool, though we'd like it just as much without its powers of speech.

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GENERAL

Release: April 30, 2004

Latest update: September 22, 2009

Version: 3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

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Total Downloads: 49,715

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3/5

8 User Votes

very powerfull
premierkengMay 4, 2005
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Works well with the screen reader if you follow the directions, It works for my entier class
Cons
None at this point it found every word I was looking for
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oKAY
October 28, 2004
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Clashsd with screen reader. 2 voices at samete,me. Set s ladys voice when used. Unable to reset to malevoice, afterwards. Anyone esle?
Powerful
October 26, 2004
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I was looking for a dictionary that help me. Very powerfull
Not suitable for blind users
October 22, 2004
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Not recommended for blind or visually impaired users. Not an intuitive software product.
Why so big?
October 16, 2004
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Huge database. Took forever to download and stopped several times. Problems problems. Maybe the next version will be a more useful size?
It found every workd I was lookingfor
October 5, 2004
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Finally a dictionary that was nto to smal
Oversized and unstable.
October 1, 2004
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Database too large. Would not recommend.
Best Dictionary I have found
April 30, 2004
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This is the best dictionary I have found. Very easy to use and it read to you! My son could never use a regular dictionary.

Developer’s Description

By Premier Assistive Technology

Get English word definition and synonyms in any application you work with.