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Over the past five years, the Macmillan English Dictionary has won a number of prestigious awards, has been transformed into both a CD-ROM and an online resource, and has sponsored English-language contests around the world. Members of the Macmillan dictionaries team have traveled the globe, taking part in conferences and events everywhere from Chile, Malaysia and Kenya, to Russia, Japan and the Czech Republic. The webzine, MED Magazine has gone from strength to strength and Macmillan authors have been writing regular columns in travel magazines, and even an exciting book on neologisms.

2006

Find out more about From Al Desko to Zorbing by Word of the Week's Kerry Maxwell, and Gwyneth Fox's trip to CAMELTA in Cameroon.

2005

In 2005, Word of the Week was flying high, and Gwyneth Fox's workshops took her all over the world. Read more about these events.

2004

This year, Macmillan English Dictionary's range of products won a pretigious British Council Innovation Award, and was on the BBC!

2003

The Macmillan English Dictionary Online was launched in 2003, and a network edition of the CD-ROM became available.

2002

The first edition of the Macmillan English Dictionary launched in 2002. Find out more about this very special year in MED's history.