Coverage of American English as it is used today CDAE provides definitions for about 40,000 words and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary. Easy access - the ability to find what they are looking for quickly and easily clear definitions - explanations that can be immediately understood plenty of examples - sentences taken from speech and writing that show how words are used current vocabulary - words and phrases that are used in school, business, technology, the arts, and everyday life in the 21st century Key Features Based on a 200 million-word corpus of American English that shows which words and phrases are really used in current American English, and what people really mean when they say or write those words