Collins Concise English Dictionary

by JackieCollins (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $4.21

  Now in its third edition and newly revised, Collins Concise Dictionary gives comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of today's language as well as including useful encyclopedic entries. Technical and specialist vocabulary is extensively covered and usage notes on difficult or disputed points are included in the dictionary text. Meanings are in clear straightforward language and give full range of use of each entry word, with helpful examples. Inflected forms are shown wherever difficulty in spelling can arise. The coverage in modern with emphasis on today's language. Biographical and geographical entries are included. Exceptionally clear, detailed entries for specialist and technical words are included and helpful guidance on grammar and usage is provided throughout the text. It also contains 125,000 references and 16,000 encyclopedic entries.