List of Official Kobo Dictionaries (v3) - Page 4

RobertJSawyer · 10-23-2024, 11:22 AM

I posted this on the Kobo beta-testers Slack group today; I'd have also sent it by email to Kobo but their website no longer offers an email address for support:

Over on MobileRead, people are unhappy about the 2024 update to the English dictionary from Oxford University Press. The older 2019 edition had etymologies (word origins) and a nicer layout. People are speculating that Kobo is being charged a lower licensing fee from Oxford for the new, stripped-down dictionary.

I certainly preferred the 2019 edition myself. Kobo used to have a significant gap over Kindle in English dictionary quality when you were using a stripped-down Merriam-Webster one, but you caught up when you switched to Oxford in 2019 — but this 2024 "update" seems like a step backward.

Any chance of getting a 2024 version with the etymologies? I agree after five years, it was time for a vocabulary update, but I'd rather have the older database with more information.

The 2019 dictionary was 15,682,049 bytes; the 2024 is just 12,975,705 bytes.

(Yes, I know I can salvage the old dictionary from a backup and install it in the custom dictionary folder, but the choice of dictionary is not sticky; it defaults back to the 2024 with each new word lookup. Also, this is hardly an easy solution for most users.)

Thank you.

Colonel Cathcart · 10-24-2024, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

I agree after five years, it was time for a vocabulary update, but I'd rather have the older database with more information.

Is there a vocabulary update? did anyone happen to come across new words or meanings introduced in the new version?

DNSB · 10-24-2024, 01:19 PM

When I checked, the items I tested from the words and phrases added from 2020 to 2024 were found in the 2024 dictionary. You can go to their Updates page and then browse the updates.

Colonel Cathcart · 10-25-2024, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

When I checked, the items I tested from the words and phrases added from 2020 to 2024 were found in the 2024 dictionary. You can go to their Updates page and then browse the updates.

Thank you! That's an actually useful resource.

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10-23-2024, 11:22 AM	#46
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3911762 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	I posted this on the Kobo beta-testers Slack group today; I'd have also sent it by email to Kobo but their website no longer offers an email address for support: Over on MobileRead, people are unhappy about the 2024 update to the English dictionary from Oxford University Press. The older 2019 edition had etymologies (word origins) and a nicer layout. People are speculating that Kobo is being charged a lower licensing fee from Oxford for the new, stripped-down dictionary. I certainly preferred the 2019 edition myself. Kobo used to have a significant gap over Kindle in English dictionary quality when you were using a stripped-down Merriam-Webster one, but you caught up when you switched to Oxford in 2019 — but this 2024 "update" seems like a step backward. Any chance of getting a 2024 version with the etymologies? I agree after five years, it was time for a vocabulary update, but I'd rather have the older database with more information. The 2019 dictionary was 15,682,049 bytes; the 2024 is just 12,975,705 bytes. (Yes, I know I can salvage the old dictionary from a backup and install it in the custom dictionary folder, but the choice of dictionary is not sticky; it defaults back to the 2024 with each new word lookup. Also, this is hardly an easy solution for most users.) Thank you.

10-24-2024, 01:19 PM	#48
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,457 Karma: 156982136 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	When I checked, the items I tested from the words and phrases added from 2020 to 2024 were found in the 2024 dictionary. You can go to their Updates page and then browse the updates.