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As Oxford''s flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available.

A Visual Guide to Enhance your Vocabulary The Britannica Visual Dictionary incorporates more than 20,000 words and their definitions into 6,000 full-colour illustrations covering a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life. Each clear and precise definition has been prepared in cooperation with Merriam-Webster lexicographers. The result is an indispensable visual reference that goes beyond object-identification to answer questions about function, significance, and purpose. The Britannica Visual Dictionary is ideal for teachers, parents, translators, and students. The First Visual Dictionary to Incorporate Real Dictionary Definitions Search ideas to quickly locate words, or consult pictures to read clear, up-to-date definitions. A Colorful and Engaging Journey through the World View thousands of highly realistic illustrations and detailed diagrams created by skilled graphic artists. Easy-to-Use Organization Unlike conventional dictionaries with A to Z listings, the Britannica Visual Dictionary is organised by subject area. Full-colour pictorial images are grouped into 17 chapters outlining subjects from astronomy to sports, with more complex subjects divided into individual themes

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The second edition of the Macmillan English Dictionary contains a wealth of new material, while building on the innovative features that won it two prestigious awards. The most frequently used 7,500 words in English - the ideal vocabulary size for an advanced learner - are printed in red, graded with stars, and explained with extra detail about how to use them. The Macmillan English Dictionary is specially deisgned to help learners to understand English, use English, and be more aware of how English works. The many features include: Menus to take students straight to the right meaning Coverage of subject-specific vocabulary, World English and encyclopaedic information Clear definitions, using the most common words Detailed information about the 7,500 most frequent words, identified by their red headwords Collocation boxes Vocabulary-building sections Metaphor boxes Usage notes on style, grammar and varieties of English Language Awareness pages on idioms, pragmatics, word formation and much, much more The second edition includes: Hundreds of new words (satnav, greenwash, carbon trading, adspend, crystal meth, cyberlaw, geoeconomics) Many more collocations, synonyms and antonyms Extra clearly labelled subject-specific vocabulary (equity capital, faultline, heritage language, link rot, culture medium, data compression) Multi-page vocabulary building sections on the themes of movement, communication and emotions A complete package of unique, carefully researched materials based on a detailed analysis of learners' own writing. Full-page writing sections and 'Get it right' boxes help students to become more confident writers in academic and professional situations. This material has been created following a two-year collaboration with the Centre for English Corpus Linguistics, led by Professor Sylviane Granger, at the Universite catholique de Louvain in Belgium.

Chambers is one of the world''s most respected dictionary publishers, appealing particularly to word lovers and those who revel in all the quirks of the English language. Its extensive list of innovative language and reference titles includes the renowned Brewer''s list of endlessly browsable dictionaries of phrase and fable, and covers English-language dictionaries and thesauruses for every level of user from school to crossword fan, from English learner to student of slang. Meticulously researched and expertly written, the highly acclaimed Chambers range has been at the forefront of presenting knowledge and learning in an engaging and accessible way since it was first established in the 19th century.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), like its abridged version, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, is written on historical principles and traces the development of each word's meaning and form from its first appearance in English. Oxford's other English dictionaries, following the style of the ground-breaking New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998), present words according to their use and frequency in modern English.

This edition of the "Chambers Dictionary" combines the long-established virtues of its predecessors with a modern design and updated content. It offers coverage ...

The Oxford Dictionary of English offers authoritative and in-depth coverage of over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), like its abridged version, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, is written on historical principles and traces the development of each word''s meaning and form from its first appearance in English. Oxford''s other English dictionaries, following the style of the ground-breaking New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998), present words according to their use and frequency in modern English.

The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one." The TimesThe largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with more than 732,000 words, meanings and phrases.Updated with the very latest new words and senses, this is an unparalleled resource for word lovers, word gamers and word geeks everywhere. It draws on Collins extensive language databases and covers many literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and setters as well as Scrabble players.Ideal for use at work, at home and for study new words, new meanings and new uses are tracked by Collins lexicographers who monitor language change around the world. This, along with suggestions from the public on the award-winning collinsdictionary.com, ensures Collins English Dictionary truly is the home of living language.

Con definiciones claras y más de 140.000 palabras, frases, significados y ejemplos, además de cientos de fotos e ilustraciones, este diccionario es perfecto para su uso como material de referencia y estudio. Esta cuarta edicion, ademas de una gran variedad de contenidos extra utiles para el estudio, incluye cientos de nuevas palabras, y ha sido especialmente diseñada para ayudar a los alumnos a hablar ingles con soltura en un nivel avanzado. Ideal para alumnos preparandose para los examenes de Cambridge English: First, Advanced, Proficiency, Business English y IELTS. Vocabulario actualizado, con nuevas palabras de las areas de tecnologia, medios, idiomas, sociedad, estilo de vida... ademas de palabras importantes para el estudio academico. La seccion 'Focus on Writing' ayuda a los estudiantes a desarrollar su destreza de escritura a nivel avanzado. La correlacion con English Vocabulary Profile enseña que palabras y significados realmente conocen los alumnos de cada nivel, para que el alumno pueda priorizar su aprendizaje. Los cuadros 'Common mistake', con informacion extraida del Cambridge English Corpus, ayudan a los alumnos a evitar errores comunes. Los cuadros 'Word partner' enseñan como usar combinaciones de palabras como lo hacen los hablantes nativos de ingles. El CD-ROM incluye la pronunciacion britanica ...