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The Internet Archive (archive.org) often hosts legal, borrowable digital copies of older editions of the dictionary. You can view them in a web browser just like a PDF.
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There are official Merriam-Webster apps available on iOS and Android. While some features may require a small one-time purchase, the basic dictionary functions are often free and much more portable than a PDF. If you are searching for a PDF free
Unlike standard dictionaries designed for native speakers, an "Advanced Learner’s" dictionary is specifically engineered to bridge the gap between basic communication and near-native fluency. and American English spellings and pronunciations
With over 160,000 usage examples, this dictionary shows you how words behave in real-world sentences, helping you understand collocations (which words naturally go together).
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The problem is with the "dependency". The only dependency is the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012. The Chilkat .NET assembly is a mixed-mode assembly, where the inner core is written in C++ and compiles to native code. There is a dependency on the VC++ runtime libs. Given that Visual Studio 2012 is new, it won't be already on most computers. Therefore, it needs to be installed. It can be downloaded from Microsoft here:
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012
If using a .msi install for your app, it should also be possible to include the redist as a merge-module, so that it's automatically installed w/ your app if needed.
Note: Each version of Visual Studio corresponded to a new .NET Framework release:
VS2002 - .NET 1.0 2003 - .NET 1.1 2005 - .NET 2.0 2008 - .NET 3.5 2010 - .NET 4.0 2012 - .NET 4.5The ChilkatDotNet45.dll is for the .NET 4.5 Framework, and therefore needs the VC++ 2012 runtime to be present on the computer.
Likewise, the ChilkatDotNet4.dll is for the 4.0 Framework and needs the VC++ 2010 runtime.
The ChilkatDotNet2.dll is for the 2.0/3.5 Frameworks and requires the VC++ 2005 runtime. (It is unlikely you'll find a computer that doesn't already have the VC++ 2005 runtime already installed.)