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Collins has been publishing dictionaries for over 175 years, is the number one dictionary publisher in the UK, and is one of the world's largest dictionary companies. We publish English dictionaries, the Cobuild range of dictionaries for learners of English, a wide range of foreign language dictionaries, and dictionaries for children and students.

Collins has pioneered corpus research and changes in technology to build an exclusive 2.5 billion-word analytical database of written and spoken language. Millions of words from broadcasts, websites, and publications from around the globe feed in to the corpus each month. This constant flow of data allows us to identify new words as they enter the language; to pinpoint shifts in meaning; and to monitor emerging uses. This is the raw data that allows us to create dictionaries which we believe give the sharpest snapshot possible of today's languages.

You have told us that while nothing beats the simplicity, convenience and reassuring presence of the printed book, you are increasingly relying on the internet for information, and using the ever-increasing facilities offered by your mobile phones. So to meet your needs, Collins is pioneering ways of publishing dictionaries and language resources, and our titles are increasingly available in digital formats, for use online, for download to your desktop, and for your mobile phone and handhelds. You can buy a thesaurus or dictionary download in our Language Store or sign up for an online dictionary account.

Jump to Collins bestselling titles in their digital formats

• Collins English Dictionary PRO
• Collins Midrange English Dictionary
• Collins Thesaurus
• Collins French Dictionary
• Collins Spanish Dictionary
• Collins German Dictionary
• Collins iPhrasefinders
• Collins mPhrasefinders
• Collins 40-Minute Lessons
• Collins Cobuild Dictionary

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