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Oxford Learner's Academic Dict on Windows Pc

Developed By: Oxford University Press ELT.

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 392 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.19.0
Size 17.3 MB
Release Date September 18, 15
Category Books & Reference Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

Description from Developer:
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English

Winner, Innovation in Learner Resources, British Council ELTon Awards 2015

Awarded “BEST OF 2016 - INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT” by Initiat... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Oxford Learner's Academic Dict and install on Windows PC. Oxford Learner's Academic Dict is free Books & Reference app, developed by Oxford University Press ELT.. Latest version of Oxford Learner's Academic Dict is 1.0.19.0, was released on 2015-09-18 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Oxford Learner's Academic Dict is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 392 users, 98 users had rated it 5*, 211 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Oxford Learner's Academic Dict on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Oxford Learner's Academic Dict on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Oxford Learner's Academic Dict on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Oxford Learner's Academic Dict using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Oxford Learner's Academic Dict" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Oxford Learner's Academic Dict on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Oxford Learner's Academic Dict" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.19.0.

Download Oxford Learner's Academic Dict 1.0.19.0 on Windows PC – 17.3 MB

Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English

Winner, Innovation in Learner Resources, British Council ELTon Awards 2015

Awarded “BEST OF 2016 - INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT” by Initiative Mittelstand

IMPORTANT: This free download will give you 100 sample entries from the dictionary. An in-app purchase is required to activate the full dictionary.

Are you are learner of English who needs to do academic writing in English?

Understand the words and phrases used in academic writing. Learn how to use them in your own written work.

The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English (OLDAE) is the learner’s dictionary that focuses exclusively on academic English. If you are a non-native English speaker studying an academic subject in English, this dictionary app will help you understand academic texts and will help you improve your own academic writing.

Key features

• 22,000 words, phrases and meanings clearly explained, with the focus on their usage in academic writing
• Informed by the 85-million-word Oxford Corpus of Academic English
• Over 50,000 corpus-based example sentences
• 690 collocation notes show over 26,000 collocations (words that are used together)
• 120 Thesaurus notes, Language Banks, Grammar Points and Which Word? notes
• Word lists for four subject areas (physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences and humanities) that you can add to or edit
• Create and organize your own lists of favourite words
• Words in the Academic Word List are all labelled
• Hear all the words spoken by real British and American English voices
• Use Full Dictionary Search to find your word in any phrase, collocation or example sentence in the dictionary
• ‘Did you mean…?’ function and wild card search allow you to find a word even if you don’t know the spelling
• View History to see the last 100 words you looked up
• All the dictionary text is live – tap to instantly look up a word
• App designed for phones and tablets

Recommended for learners of English who are
• Studying academic subjects in English at university or college
• Studying on foundation or pre-sessional courses
• B1-C2 level in English (intermediate – advanced)
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to read from external storage.