1. A computer-implemented dictionary system, comprising: a format component for formatting a dictionary in a universal format consumable by disparate applications; a dictionary architecture to draw content for the formatted dictionary from other available dictionary sources on networks including: lexicons related to Asian languages, automobiles, printing, financials, construction, abbreviations, Japanese English, translation, old words, sources related to Chinese traditional (CHT) and Chinese simplified (CHS), and compound words, old poems, legal, economy, and medical; a compiler component for compiling the drawn formatted dictionary specific for use in each of the disparate applications in response to the dictionary being accessed; and a distribution component for sharing the compiled formatted dictionary with each of the compatible applications among the disparate applications supporting a format of the compiled formatted dictionary, wherein the disparate applications comprise speech dictation, spell checking, linguistic analysis, and input method applications.