
OXFORD CONCISE SCHOOL DICTIONARY
Oxford University Press
Published on 23. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-19-910969-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-910969-2 (9780199109692)
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