Julia Swannell Livres

Over one million copies of the fifth edition of the Little Oxford Dictionary have been sold since its publication in 1980. This most thorough revision to date · New larger format.· Far more attractive pages than any other dictionary of its price.· Great increase in contemporary vocabulary, especially technical and scientific terms. New words ageism, aikido, allergenci, futon, privatize, surrogate mother, tofu, user-friendly.· Different senses of words ordered by frequency of use.· Abbreviations kept to a minimum.· Pronunciations given in the International Phonetic Alphabet.· New appendix on some vexing questions of pronunciation, spelling, plurals, meaning, and grammar (such as all right, decimate, shall/will) added to those on countries and the metric system.

This dictionary is specifically designed for students in the upper forms of secondary schools or in colleges. It is especially valuable for those following GCSE and more advanced courses.

The Oxford Modern English Dictionary offers a handy one-volume reference on day-to-day English. Featuring over 90,000 entries, it draws on the powerful database of the famous Oxford English Dictionary to provide authoritative, in-depth coverage of the words in common use. The Oxford ModernEnglish Dictionary offers clear and thorough definitions, with completely updated usage notes that offer precise guidance to the most accurate meanings. It also indicates word origins and offers illustrative phrases and sentences. In addition, this new dictionary is completely up-to-date,including such new words as bungee-jumping , crop circle , karaoke , and zouk . There is no more thorough and timely resource on the broad range of everyday English than The Oxford Modern English Dictionary .