“Oxford Advanced Learner´s Dictionary of Current English”

50 000 headwords and derivatives

11 000 idiomatic expressions

90 000 example sentences and phrases

100 000 items with phonetics

1 000 illustrations

– Up-to-date vocabulary, including literary and technical English – Practical definitons and usage notes – Numerous example phrases and sentences to illustrate sentence patterns and contexts – A detailed record of thousands of idiomatic expressions and compound words – Special treatment of phrasal verbs – Unrivalled information on grammatical vocabulary – Irregular conjugations, plurals, comparatives and superlatives, with pronunciations – Labelling of countable and uncountable nouns – Full guidance on style and register – Detailed information on Verb Patterns – Over 100 000 items in phonetic transcription – Indications of where to make sensible breaks on words when writing – An introduction which provides a step-by-step guide to using the dictionary – American English spellings, meanings, pronunciation and vocabulary – Fully illustrated with photographs and line drawings – Twelve appendices of particular value for students of English as a second or foreign language.

Oxford University Press, 1988 1041lk

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