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Oxford Mini Dictionary, Thesaurus & Wordpower Guide

Description: ISBN 0198604475 / Author: Sarah Hawker / Genre: Languages / The Mini Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide provides three mini books ... more

Oxford Mini Dictionary, Thesaurus & Wordpower Guide ... in one handy and affordable format. The dictionary has over 40,000 words, phrases, and definitions, while the thesaurus has more than 75,000 alternative words. The dictionary and thesaurus entries are presented in a brand-new design, with separate dictionary and thesaurus sections matching on each page. There are also clearly indicated in-text usage notes which give guidance on usage and spelling. The Wordpower Guide offers extra help with vocabulary along with other sections that will help you to use the English language more effectively.

Newest Review: ... the notations are familiar. (You know, bold headwords followed by the plural inflection, the kind of word it is, the ... more

... different senses etc.). Next you find the list of abbreviations used – also here nothing really new. “Abbr.” still means “abbreviation” “adj.” still adjective and “Scot.” still Scottish. But if you’ve never really touched an (English) dictionary it’s certainly worth a look. Now we finally come to the most important part – the dictionary itself. Or more precisely: The dictionary and the thesaurus. Oxford has done really good work here with combining both parts of the book and not put them separately. On the top section of each...more

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Oxford Mini Dictionary, Thesaurus & Wordpower Guide: Three books in one and useful for eveybody (1712 words)
by - written on 30/10/06 (Very useful, 221 readings)
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When I came to England the first time, I wasn’t quite sure about my English, as I never really had the chance of using the language in every-day situations before. Yes, there were six years of English lessons as school, but it isn’t quite the same as talking to natives, is it? To feel more secure, I decided to get myself an English-English pocket dictionary to be able to look words up quickly if it really needs to be. I knew that I wanted an Oxford dictionary – and when I came across the “Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus and Wordpower Guide” it sounded so great that I immediately knew I would buy exactly this ... Read the complete review