OXFORD POCKET SCHOOL DICTIONARY F (Dictionaries)

by etc. Joyce Hawkins (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.25

  This pocket-sized dictionary is designed for children aged 11 and upwards. It contains 38,000 headwords with new words included such as barcode, buggy, camcorder and phonecard. Word origins are given for most words and extended usage notes are also included. Simple definitions and example sentences provide context throughout.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  This title features new cover with annotated dictionary extract to give instant information on level, suitability, and content. The Oxford Pocket School Dictionary is specially written for students aged 11+ at school and at home. Its special features include: coverage of new words like Website, DVD, euro; special word family boxes tying groups of words together, like chronic, chronological, chronology; and more information on word origins, usage, language and grammar. Its features also include: headwords in bold to find words easily; clear and accurate definitions tailored to secondary level readers; modern examples and phrases to show how words are used in context; word classes (parts of speech) and inflections written out in full to help with grammar; special introduction to show how to use the dictionary; and extended appendices, including countries and people, weights and measures.