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Encyclopedia by Farlex app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 4704 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Farlex, Inc.
Free
Current version: 3.5, last update: 9 months ago
First release : 11 Sep 2015
App size: 82.96 Mb

Encyclopedia by Farlex gives you free, instant access to more than 330,000 articles, over 77,000 audio pronunciations, and 24,000 images, all from the most trusted sources, including McGraw-Hill, Harper-Collins, Columbia University Press, Cambridge University Press, and more—all in one app!

Whether youre a student, professional, or just curious about the world, this free encyclopedia app can help you find clear, in-depth articles on vast amount of topics right on your iPhone or iPad. Search multiple authoritative encyclopedias and specialty dictionaries for entries on:

Science
History
Animals, plants, and the natural world
Biographies of prominent figures
Countries
Technology
Art
Business
Music
Culture
Food
+ much more…

FEATURES:

* Search 330,000+ encyclopedia articles on any topic you can think of, all from top sources you wont find anywhere else.

* Learn by seeing: 24,000+ images, including vivid photos, diagrams, and illustrations.

* Save unlimited bookmarks to quickly access your favorite articles.

* Use native voice search to look up a word just by saying it. (With supported devices)

* See search suggestions as you type and always find what youre looking for.

* View your recent searches.

* Perform advanced searches, including "Starts with," "Ends with," "Contains," and "Wildcard."

* Adjust font size.

* Listen to 70,000+ audio pronunciations for both American and British speakers.

* Share your favorite articles via social networks, email, and text. (With supported devices)

User-friendly, comprehensive, and authoritative: Encyclopedia by Farlex is the perfect free app for students, professionals, and anyone curious about the world. This is NOT a preview or a trial version, and there is no "locked" content. Open the app on your iPhone or iPad and immediately access all content — no subscriptions required!

How do we do it?

TheFreeDictionary.com - Farlex apps have been downloaded tens of millions times across multiple platforms, with top ratings after hundreds of thousands of reviews. We work with the best publishers to bring together trusted content in the most comprehensive, authoritative dictionary apps on the market. Our flagship app is The Free Dictionary (TFD), powered by TheFreeDictionary.com. Find our other apps by searching "Dictionary by Farlex" in the App Store.

Pros and cons of Encyclopedia by Farlex app for iPhone and iPad

Encyclopedia by Farlex app good for

I suggest this great app for research toics. This is the most amazing research app.
Great app helps me learn a lot of things that Im curious of. I definitely recommend this to everybody.

Some bad moments

I couldnt get any results All search words given like eg. About Shakespeare the result was "word is not found, and the same to all words and topics given. Does it really function ?!! I might remove it if it stays the same