Oxford School Dictionary PB 2012


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The Oxford School Dictionary is now available in paperback. As well as the comprehensive vocabulary coverage of the bestselling hardback, it includes an additional Study Notes centre section. Its useful focus on spelling and grammar along with its accessible design makes it a comprehensive and handy reference tool for 10 years plus.




Oxford School Dictionary


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The Oxford School Dictionary is specially written for students at school and at home. It has been trialled and tested in schools and contains 45,000 words and phrases.Special Features:* Coverage of new words* Information boxes to give word families, usage, language and grammar notes.* Pronunciation guides to help with unusual words.* Idiomatic phrases and expressions are fully defined.* Derived words to expand vocabulary.* Style labels (formal, informal) to encourage accurate use of language.Features:* Headwords in bold to find words more easily* Definitions are clear and accurate.* Up-to-date example sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context.* Parts of speech and inflections written out in full to build grammatical skills.* Introduction to show how to use the dictionary.* Appendices include weights and measures and countries and peoples list




Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus


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The Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus is a comprehensive one-stop shop for definitions, curriculum vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation as well as synonyms and writing tips. It is ideal students finishing primary and going on to secondary school. Easy to use and with a sturdy binding, it is the perfect one volume reference tool.




Oxford School Dictionary


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Oxford Pocket School Dictionary


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This successful dictionary with up-to-date vocabulary and improved design; an additional Supplement will give added value to existing successful title. It contains the complete text of the Oxford School Dictionary.




Oxford School Dictionary


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This important new edition of the bestselling Oxford School Dictionary has been fully updated to include contemporary, relevant and comprehensive vocabulary. New words about technology, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic have been added, for example eSports, vlog, net-zero, eco-friendly, coronavirus and social distancing. Definitions of familiar words, such as bubble, viral, cookie and platform, have been updated to reflect how they are used now. Complete withexample sentences, fascinating word origins, and grammar and punctuation panels, this dictionary supports today's students with their language and spelling skills, and helps with the transition from primary to secondary. For free downloadable activity worksheets, go towww.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.




Oxford English Dictionary for Schools


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The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is carefully targeted to support secondary school students with their independent reference skills, to improve their spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and to build vocabulary. Ideal support at school and home for GCSEs and Controlled Assessments.




Oxford School Dictionary


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This new edition has contemporary, comprehensive vocabulary coverage, example sentences, and fascinating word origins. The dictionary supports students with their language and spelling skills, and helps with the transition from primary to secondary. Features: Clear, simple and accessible with numbered meanings, word classes, and inflections in full. Created using the Oxford Education Corpus, a unique electronic database of millions of words written for and by children. Grammar and punctuation panels, spelling tips, and an extra vocabulary-building supplement boost skills for tests and exams. --editor




The Oxford Primary School Dictionary


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This is a new edition of the Oxford Primary School Dictionary. It is a core OUP dictionary for children aged 8 and over and specially written for home and school use. Now fully revised and updated, with a new design, this dictionary is clearer and easier to use. New additions include a large number of headwords for the first time and many derivatives defined for the first time, such as naturally, strongly and squarely. Usage notes have been expanded, for example on sew/sow, and spaceman and spacewoman, and American equivalents are given for high-profile words such as sidewalk and hood (of a car). New vocabulary includes words such as byte, mad cow disease, road rage and millenium, and all plurals, verb and adjective forms are written out in full. Pictures are specially drawn in whole sentences to show how words are used in context and idioms have also been added, for example, neck and neck, in dire straits and pipe dream. Information boxes give the origins of words and give advice about usage.