Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English

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50 000 headwords and derivatives 11 000 idiomatic expressions 90 000 illustrative phrases and sentences 100 000 items with phonetics 1 000 illustrations
Some features of this dictionary are:
¦ up-to-date vocabulary, including literary and technical English
¦ practical definitions and usage notes in simple English
¦ 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, with numerical references in the verb entries linked to explanatory tables in the Introduction
¦ over 100 000 items in phonetic transcription, using A C Gimson's system of International Phonetic... Tovább

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50 000 headwords and derivatives 11 000 idiomatic expressions 90 000 illustrative phrases and sentences 100 000 items with phonetics 1 000 illustrations
Some features of this dictionary are:
¦ up-to-date vocabulary, including literary and technical English
¦ practical definitions and usage notes in simple English
¦ 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, with numerical references in the verb entries linked to explanatory tables in the Introduction
¦ over 100 000 items in phonetic transcription, using A C Gimson's system of International Phonetic Association symbols
¦ indications of where to make sensible breaks in 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, many grouped under topics with numerous labels
¦ ten appendices of particular value for students of English as a second or foreign language including one on the use of numbers in spoken and written English Vissza