The Readable Dictionary
Author : John Williams (of Lancaster, O.)
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 37,97 MB
Release : 1860
Category : English language
ISBN :
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Author : Merriam-Webster
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 2022-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780877790952
Book Description
New edition! A handy, reliable, and authoritative dictionary of words most frequently used in Englis. More than 75,000 definitions, 2,000 new word entries, and more than 150 illustrations. Expanded special features include a Handbook of Style, Basic English Grammar, Irregular English Verbs and a Guid eto Common Verb Collocations (both essential for ESL), and a new Overview of the Internet.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Author : Kate Woodford
Publisher :
Page : 1550 pages
File Size : 32,69 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521824231
Book Description
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
The Dictionary Wars
Author : Peter Martin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,83 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0691210179
Book Description
Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language.
Webster's New World Large Print Dictionary
Author : Michael E. Agnes
Publisher : Webster's New World
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2004-04-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780764559365
Book Description
Easy to read, authoritative, and up to date No more struggling with the fine print, thanks to the Webster's New World Large Print Dictionary, which has all the outstanding features of other Webster's New World dictionaries. * More than 60,000 entries, including all the current vocabulary needed for everyday use * Technical, scientific, cultural, business, and professional terms * Clear, highly readable type * Foreign words and phrases often used in English * Biographical and geographical entries conveniently included in the main A--Z section PLUS: * Etymologies - word histories that add depth and historical context to the understanding of a word * Appendix with weights and measures, U.S. and Canadian data, U.S. presidents, and books of the Bible With all this information presented in highly readable type, this is the one large print dictionary that you can't afford to be without.
A Dictionary of Book History
Author : John Feather
Publisher :
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Bibliography
ISBN :
Book Description
Collins English Dictionary
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780007846962
Book Description
Spelling Dictionary
Author :
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780789430731
Book Description
Small in size yet big enough to have the answers to readers' word worries, this miniature reference contains over 35,000 words, with difficult plurals and parts of verbs spelled out in full.
Oxford Dictionary of English
Author : Angus Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 2093 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0199571120
Book Description
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.
A Dictionary of Sociology
Author : John Scott
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 13,64 MB
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0191047554
Book Description
A consistent best-seller, the wide-ranging and authoritative Dictionary of Sociology was first published in 1994 and contains more than 2,500 entries on the terminology, methods, concepts, and thinkers in the field, as well as from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. For this fourth edition, Professor John Scott has conducted a thorough review of all entries to ensure that they are concise, focused, and up to date. Revisions reflect current intellectual debates and social conditions, particularly in relation to global and multi-cultural issues. New entries cover relevant contemporary concepts, such as climate change, social media, terrorism, and intersectionality, as well as key living sociologists. This Dictionary is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners, and an essential source of reference for more advanced students and teachers.
