Are you tired of dictionaries that merely display the meanings and pronunciations of words? Have you ever wished your dictionary could sing? Then you’re ready for the Franklin MWD-480 Merriam-Webster Dictionary & MP3 Player!

misbegotten – adjective – 1. unlawfully or irregularly begotten; illegitimate: 2. badly conceived, made, or carried out.

It’s a natural partnership – MP3-playing capability for listening to music and audiobooks, and a 275,000-word electronic dictionary for looking up what the lyrics mean! Never again will you wonder just what Bob Dylan, Yes, or the Mars Volta were trying to say!

nonsensical – adjective – 1. incongruous; inviting ridicule; 2. of trifling importance or of little or no use.

There’s no more need to whip out your dictionary on the subway or in church, and cause people to wonder if you’re some kind of weirdo loser! Now you can punch a few buttons on the Franklin MWD-480 Merriam-Webster Dictionary & MP3 Player and remove all doubt!

white elephant – noun – 1. a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of; 2. something of dubious or limited value.

And what’s more, Franklin’s patented phonetic spell correction lets you enter rough phoentic approximations of words and find the correct spelling! Why bother learning the difficult and inconsistent English language when you can just let a machine do it for you! Maybe the next model will chew your food for you, too!

crutch – noun – 1. a staff or support to assist a lame or infirm person in walking, now usually with a crosspiece at one end to fit under the armpit; 2. anything that serves as a temporary and often inappropriate support, supplement, or substitute.

With 119MB of internal memory and an SD/MMC card slot, the Franklin MWD-480 Merriam-Webster Dictionary & MP3 Player is ready to rock – dictionary-style!

piracy – noun – 1. practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea; 2. the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.

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