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| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: The Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English Henry Watson Fowler, 1928 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: The Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press, 1989 The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate authority on the usage and meaning of English words and phrases, and a fascinating guide to the evolution of our language. It traces the usage, meaning and history of words from 1150 AD to the present day. No dictionary of any language approaches the OED in thoroughness, authority, and wealth of linguistic information. The OED defines over half a million words, and includes almost 2.4 million illustrative quotations, providing an invaluable record of English throughout the centuries. The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of international sources - literary, scholarly, technical, popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare and Raymond Chandler, Charles Darwin and John Le Carré. In all, nearly 2.5 million quotations can be found in the OED . Other features distinguishing the entries in the Dictionary are authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words; detailed information on pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet; listings of variant spellings used throughout each word's history; extensive treatment of etymology; and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics (including geographical origins). |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Pocket Oxford English Dictionary Maurice Waite, 2013-05-09 This dictionary offers coverage of English as an international language, the defining style is straightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Scholastic Pocket Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms Scholastic, 2012-07 The popular portable dictionary has brand-new cover and two-color interior design The Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms--a widely successful reference title--is getting a makeover This book is a portable, inexpensive dictionary perfect for middle school students. It can be slipped into their book bags and taken anywhere. With more than 12,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms at their fingertips, this book is a great reference for young writers. And for kids who don't know whether to use principle or principal, this handy guide also contains 2,000 homonyms. |
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| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Pocket Dictionary & Thesaurus Robert Allen, 2009-08-01 This revised edition of Barron's popular Pocket Dictionary & Thesaurus packs more than 40,000 words with their definitions and synonyms into a handy pocket-sized book. It features approximately 100,000 synonyms in total. The two-in-one word guide is small enough to fit it into a backpack, carry to class, and use as a reliable reference when writing essays and term papers. The top part of each page is a standard pocket dictionary and the bottom part of the page is in a thesaurus format. Headwords in both sections are printed in color. Each dictionary headword is followed by its part of speech and definition. Every thesaurus headword—in addition to its list of synonyms—comes with an example sentence that uses the word in its standard context. Corresponding dictionary and thesaurus entries are always cited on the same page for fast, easy reference. |
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| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary PB with CD-ROM , 2003-04-10 The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives the vital support which advanced students need, especially with the essential skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. In the book: * 170,000 words, phrases and examples * New words: so your English stays up-to-date * Colour headwords: so you can find the word you are looking for quickly * Idiom Finder * 200 'Common Learner Error' notes show how to avoid common mistakes * 25,000 collocations show the way words work together * Colour pictures: 16 full page colour pictures On the CD-ROM: * Sound: recordings in British and American English, plus practice tools to help improve pronunciation * UNIQUE! Smart Thesaurus helps you choose the right word * QUICKfind looks up words for you while you are working or reading on screen * UNIQUE! SUPERwrite gives on screen help with grammar, spelling and collocation when you are writing * Hundreds of interactive exercises |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Merriam-Webster's Pocket Thesaurus Merriam-Webster, 2002 A thesaurus that fits in the palm of your hand! More than 80,000 words are featured in this compact compendium of synonyms, related words and antonyms. Find the right word whenever you need it. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus Merriam-Webster, 2014-04 This volume which has been updated with the addition of about 500 new thesaurus entries as well as new Canadian and British spelling variants. Front matter and alpha sections A and Z plus back matter section on Punctuation supplied. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary Merriam-Webster, Inc, 2006 A perfect dictionary for quick, on-the-go language reference features 40,000 entries as well as clear, concise, definitions, variant spellings, and pronunciations. Includes a brief guide to punctuation. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Oxford Thesaurus of English Maurice Waite, 2009-08-13 The leading single-volume English thesaurus explores the richness of the English language with hundreds of thousands of synonyms and antonyms, and thousands of example sentences drawn from the Oxford English Corpus; finds the word you need quickly with carefully chosen and arranged synonyms; broadens your vocabulary and finds solutions to word puzzles and crosswords with hundreds of thematic word lists; and helps express yourself more accurately with hundreds of 'Choose the Right Word' boxes exploring the difference between similar words. --Book Jacket. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Charlotte Livingstone, 2008-01-01 The Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides an authoritative dictionary and an extensive easy-to-use thesaurus all in one. Designed to be a convenient and comprehensive reference work, individual entries contain both dictionary definitions for an accurate and up-to-date guide to the language as well as thesaurus synonyms to increase your vocabulary and improve your style. Where thesaurus synonyms are slang, derogatory or old-fashioned uses of words, they are labelled to give you guidance. This new `Little' Oxford book will be useful on many occasions, from writing a letter to solving a crossword puzzle. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus Editors of Webster's New World Dictionaries, Charlton Laird, 2002-05-20 Completely revised from the previous edition. Increased page count More dictionary entries - 61,000 total 13,000 thesaurus entries 3,000 new dictionary terms, such as biscotti, dot.com, gene therapy, home page, no-brainer, portobello mushroom, skybox, surgicenter, veggie Revised design affords greater readability, with use of custom fonts Based on the authoritative Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Frank R. Abate, 1996 We all know the feeling: trying to find a synonym for a word, we turn to a thesaurus and find a group of words that might be right, but the thesaurus doesn't provide us with definitions. So, we then turn to the dictionary to check the meanings for the entire list of new synonyms and, aftermuch flipping back and forth between thesaurus and dictionary, finally decide upon an alternative. Neither book, by itself, provides the full range of word choices. But now, The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus offers a thoroughly integrated blend of entries from the dictionary and the thesaurus.This unified approach, treating meanings and related words within the same entry, makes it easy to find--in one place--an abundance of information about words, and provides a far more thorough analysis of the variety and nuances of our language than is possible in a dictionary or thesaurus alone.Oxford's American dictionary staff, along with an international team of lexicographers, have drawn on the unparalleled lexical resources of Oxford University Press, the world's most respected authority on English language and dictionaries, to make The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus the mostwide-ranging resource available. It includes:* More than 190,000 definitions and 300,000 synonyms thoroughly integrated for ease of use* Full coverage of English from around the globe--brassed off, merrythought, billabong, Charles's Wain* Hundreds of new words such as shareware, carbon tax, grunge, and ram-raidValuable appendices, including:* Selected Proverbs--more than 1,000 new and old favorites such as Handsome is as handsome does, A trouble shared is a trouble halved, and There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.Terms for Animal Groups (a gang of elk, a troop of kangaroos, a parliament of rooks)* Weights and Measures* Chemical Elements* Musical Notation* Presidents of the U.S.* Countries of the World* Helpful points on English usage, and much moreNo American dictionary or thesaurus offers as much as The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. It not only combines an up-to-date and thoroughly reliable dictionary of American English with full thesaurus coverage, but it also provides a unique global perspective of English, the lingua franca of thelate twentieth century. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage Merriam-Webster, Inc, 2002 A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Compact English-English-Hindi Dictionary Vellayagounder Murugan, V. Jayadevan, 2018-01-24 This dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, related phrases, idioms, derivatives and words with irregular forms, and more than 200 illustrations. Like our other Bilingual Dictionaries, this has been specially compiled for learners of English, teachers, translators and general readers. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Welsh-English English-Welsh Dictionary D. Geraint Lewis, 2010-06-04 This compact, presentable and best-selling dictionary is a fully up-to-date, comprehensive and clear compact dictionary that is the ideal reference aid for learners and speakers of Welsh. It contains over 20,000 headwords, and irregular forms of adjectives, verbs and plural nouns are included. In addition, there is an appendix of irregular Welsh verbs. Mae'r geiriadur gwerthiant uchel hwn yn glir, yn gryno, yn gyfoes ac yn gynhwysfawr. Mae'n ddelfrydol ar gyfer dysgwyr a Chymry Cymraeg. Ceir dros 20,000 o benawdau, yn cynnwys ffurfiau afreolaidd ansoddeiriau, berfau ac enwau lluosog ynghyd ag atodiad yn rhedeg y prif ferfau afreolaidd. D. Geraint Lewis is an award-winning author of numerous Welsh dictionaries and books of grammar. He has recently completed a Welsh Children's Thesaurus and is currently working on a collegiate dictionary for the Welsh Joint Education Committee. Other works include collections of Christmas Carols for children and a major volume of Folk songs. Prior to his retirement he was an Assistant Director of Education with responsibility for Cultural Services in the County of Ceredigion. Enillodd D. Geraint Lewis wobr Tir NaN'Og am Geiriadur Gomer i'r Ifanc. Ers hynny y mae wedi cyhoeddi nifer o eiriaduron a llyfrau gramadeg. Mae wedi cyhoeddi Thesawrws Plant yn ddiweddar ac yn gweithio ar eiriadur 6ed dosbarth i Gyd-bwyllgor Addysg Cymru. Ymhlith ei weithiau eraill ceir cyfrolau o garolau Nadolig i blant a chyfrol gynhwysfawr o ganeuon traddodiadol, Can Di Bennill. Cyn ymddeol, bu'n Gyfarwyddwr Addysg Cynorthwyol yn gyfrifol am Wasanaethau Diwylliannol yng Ngheredigion. |
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| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: English Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus: the Perfect Portable Dictionary and Thesaurus (Collins Pocket) Collins Dictionaries, 2016 This new edition of Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus ensures you ll always have the words you need at your fingertips. With matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, you ll never be stuck for words again! With all the main entry words shown in color, Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus is easy on the eye and will help you find all the words, definitions, and alternatives you need and fast. Clear, straightforward definitions reflect today's language, while the matching thesaurus entries provide a generous choice of synonyms and antonyms. And you can always rely on Collins to provide you with today s English as all our definitions, examples, idioms, and usage notes are based on the Collins Corpus our unrivaled and constantly updated 4.5-billion-word database. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Sara Hawker, 2008 Featuring a dictionary and thesaurus combined, the Pocket Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus provides the essential language reference help you need in a single portable volume. The second edition of this reference book has been completely redesigned so that it is easier to use. The thesaurus entry for a word now immediately follows the dictionary entry, so that you do not need to hunt around the page for this information. We have also made the text more open and accessible, so that you can find the word you are looking for quickly and easily. New words and new meanings have been added to the text, so you can be sure that you are using a reference book that is up-to-date and reflects the developments of the English langauge. With over 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and 115,000 synonyms and antonyms, the Pocket Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus provides all the everday language help you need. This edition also contains new Word Link features, helping you find words that are closely associated with each other. For example, the Word Link at environment tells you that the study of the natural world is called ecology, and the Word Link at cave informs you that the exploration of caves is known as speleology or potholing. The new centre section of the dictionary and thesaurus contains encyclopedic information such as lists of countries, capitals, and kings and queens, helping you to broaden your knowledge, and to find solutions for quizzes and puzzles. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants a portable quick reference tool useful both for general ready reference and for quizzes and crossword puzzles. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Pocket Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide Sara Hawker, 2004-01-01 Authoritative, compact, and up to date, the Pocket Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide is the perfect three-in-one reference for use at school, home, or the office. It contains a dictionary with over 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions; a thesaurus with over 130,000 alternative and opposite words; and a vocabulary-building Wordpower Guide containing foreign words and phrases, collective names for animals and birds, tips on commonly confused words, and a unique Wordbuilder. Based on the world's largest language research programme at Oxford University Press, it is packed with straightforward guidance on grammar and usage, along with up-to-the-minute coverage of everyday English. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide is the ultimate one-stop reference and is accessible, informative, and easy to use. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus Collins, 2009-02 With all the main entry words shown in colour, Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus is easy on the eye and will help you find all the words, definitions and alternatives you need - and fast. Clear, straightforward definitions reflect today's language, while the matching thesaurus entries provide a generous choice of synonyms and antonyms. And you can always rely on Collins to provide you with today's English as all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes are based on the Collins Word Web - our unrivalled and constantly updated 2.5 billion-word database. Also contained is a handy supplement offering practical guidance to help improve your English. So if you're looking to write more effective letters or to craft a successful CV, the 'Write for Life' supplement will help you do just that, making this Pocket Edition of the Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus the perfect one-stop English resource. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus , 2003 The Collins Pocket Dictionary & Thesaurus has been a best-seller since its publication in 1993. This major new edition has a fresh, updated text as well as many new and helpful features. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Frank R. Abate, 1999 Rather than forcing readers to flip between the thesaurus for synonyms and the dictionary for definitions, The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides a unified approach, treating meanings and related words within the same entry. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Oxford Pocket American Thesaurus of Current English Christine A. Lindberg, 2002 Based on state-of-the-art research, this thesaurus is the first place a person needs to look when he or she needs just the right word. Includes 15,000 main entries keyed to over 350,000 synonyms. |
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| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Bilingual Thematic Dictionaries Martin Stark, 2011-10-27 This book is concerned with bilingual thematic dictionaries (BTDs). The three chief aims of the research project are: 1) to identify the characteristic features of the bilingual thematic dictionary, 2) to gauge its usefulness, and 3) to make suggestions as to how it could be improved. Various approaches are adopted in order to reveal the nature of the BTD. The typological approach considers the lexicographic genres (bilingual, thematic, and pedagogical) which have been combined to create this hybrid reference work. Particular attention is paid to the BTD's immediate forerunner and closest lexicographic relative: the monolingual thematic learner's dictionary. Detailed textual analyses of contemporary thematic dictionaries identify the characteristic features of the macrostructure, microstructure, and other components from a structural perspective. In order to evaluate the usefulness of the BTD features identified, the textual analyses are supplemented by three pieces of user research involving a questionnaire (to elicit learners' opinions), a test (on the effectiveness of the access structure), and an experiment (to discover how a learner uses a BTD). |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: The Publishers Weekly , 1873 |
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| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: A Thesaurus Dictionary of the English Language Francis Andrew March, 1906 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus Elizabeth Jewell, 2002 This convenient all-around dictionary and thesaurus for writers, students andbusinesses has more than 150,000 entries. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit, Mich. Supplement Detroit Public Library, 1904 Contents: 1. 1889-1893.--2. 1894-1898.--3. 1899-1903. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit, Mich. First-third Supplement. 1889-1903: 1899-1903 Detroit Public Library, 1904 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Public Libraries in the United States of America [Anonymus AC07825067], 1876 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Public Libraries in the United States of America United States. Office of Education, 1876 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Public Libraries in the United States of America: Their History, Condition and Management, Special Report USA Department of the Interior Bureau of Education, John Eaton, 1876 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: General Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction, French, and German, in the Public Library of Detroit, Mich Detroit Public Library, 1904 |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Screening Foreign Direct Investment in the EU Jens Velten, 2022-07-19 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from third countries—a desirable form of investment to boost the EU’s economy or a threat to important EU and Member State interests that must be mitigated via FDI screening mechanisms? FDI screening is a complex, controversial and highly topical subject at the intersection of law, politics and economics. This book analyzes the political rationale behind FDI screening in the EU, reveals the legal limitations of current FDI screening mechanisms based on security and public order, and identifies legislative options for broader screening mechanisms in accordance with EU and international economic law. In particular, the book identifies the four main concerns in the EU regarding FDI from third countries: distortive competition effects; the lack of reciprocity on FDI treatment between the EU and the investor’s home country; objectives of the investor or their home country that may be detrimental to EU interests; and safety of private information. On this basis, the book analyzes the Screening Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/452) and its newly introduced screening ground “security or public order” and asks whether this and other similar screening grounds based on the notions of security, public order and public policy can address these concerns with regard to foreign investors. Based on an analysis of WTO law and EU primary law, it argues that they cannot. Thus, the question arises: Do the EU and Member States have the flexibility to adopt broader FDI screening mechanisms? To answer this question, the book examines the freedoms of capital movement and establishment in EU primary law, as well as various sources of international economic law such as, first and foremost, the WTO’s General Agreement on Trade in Services, but also other bi- and plurilateral trade and investment treaties, including the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. In closing, the book identifies various legislative options for broader FDI screening mechanisms—and their shortcomings. |
| pocket english dictionary and thesaurus: Words, Meaning and Vocabulary Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, 2007-03-15 Words, Meaning and Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern English Lexicography is a systematic and accessible introduction to the lexicology of modern English. Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that studies all aspects of the vocabulary of a particular language. The book provides an account of the sources of modern English words and studies the development of vocabulary over time. It examines: What are words? Where do English words come from? How are words made up? How do words 'mean'? How are words used? How can words be investigated? This new edition of the best-selling textbook has been revised and updated throughout. This second edition features: - Updated chapters on dictionaries and corpus linguistics - Summaries of content at the beginning of each chapter - A revised list of suggestions for further reading - A new glossary Words, Meaning and Vocabulary is an essential introduction to lexicology for undergraduate students. |
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