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Title Oxford essential dictionary
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006

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 MELB  423 Oed/Ict  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 488 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Contents Guide to the dictionary -- Dictionary quiz -- Phonetic symbols -- The dictionary A-Z -- Picture dictionary -- Study pages -- Geographical names -- Keywords -- irregular verbs -- Key to exercises
Summary This dictionary will show you how to learn the most important words - and how to use them. It provides: 2,000 keywords that show you the most important words to learn ; 500 notes on spelling, grammar and speaking that mean you avoid mistakes ; 1,100 synonyms and opposites that help you learn more words ; 120 pronunciation boxes that help you say the word correctly ; 19,000 British and American words that are explained in easy language ; 13,000 examples that help you use the words correctly ; 400 illustrations and photos that explain difficult words ; 16 colour pages which include topics such as food and drink, jobs and clothes ; 16 study pages that cover skills such as telephoning, letter writing and everyday conversation
Audience Pre-Intermediate level
Subject English language -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Rhetoric -- Examinations -- Study guides -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
ISBN 0194317188 (dictionary)
9780194317184 (dictionary)
Other Titles Oxford essential dictionary for elementary and pre-intermediate learners of English