18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising authoring the formatted dictionary to include at least one of text data, linguistic data, hand writing data, or dictation data.
15. A computer-implemented dictionary method, comprising: formatting a dictionary in a universal format consumable by disparate client applications; drawing 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; compiling the drawn formatted dictionary specific for use in each of the disparate applications in response to a request for the dictionary; conducting checks related to at least one from a set of: geopolitics, accuracy, and performance to ensure the dictionary meets predefined criterion; downloading the compiled dictionary for use by the application; sharing the compiled formatted dictionary with at least one compatible application among the disparate client applications supporting a format of the compiled formatted dictionary; and synchronizing the compiled formatted dictionary with at least one other compiled formatted dictionary used by at least one other application among the disparate client applications, wherein the disparate applications comprise speech dictation, spell checking, linguistic analysis, and input method applications.