Oxford Concise School Dictionary

by Andrew Delahunty (Author), Andrew Delahunty (Author), Fred McDonald (Author), Joyce Hawkins (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $4.20

  This work features annotated extract to give guidance on level, suitability, and content with new text for the market-leading school dictionary range. It contains: 40,000 words and phrases; comprehensive coverage of new words eg. air bag, alternative energy; Information boxes that give word families, usage, language and grammar notes; Word origins that give history of language; Pronunciation guides that help with unusual words eg. depot (say dep-oh), conscientious (say kon-she-en-shus); Idiomatic phrases and expressions fully defined; Labels (formal/informal, in science fiction, in grammar) that encourage accurate use of language; Up-to-date example sentences and phrases that show how words are used in context; No confusing abbreviations; Introduction that shows how to use the dictionary; and Appendices that include weights and measures and countries and peoples list.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $3.25

  This school dictionary is an abridged edition of the Oxford School Dictionary aimed at students aged ten upwards. Special features include: headwords in bold; information boxes on word families, usage and grammar; pronunciation guides; and style labels (formal/informal) to encourage accurate use of language. Up-to-date example sentences and phrases show how words are used in context and parts of speech and inflections are written out in full to build grammatical skills. An introduction shows how to use the dictionary and there are appendices on weights and measures, countries and peoples.