| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
x, 1296 pages : color illustrations, map ; 21 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
regular print |
| Series |
Longman Dictionary of American English
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Longman dictionary of American English.
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| Note |
Workbook exercises for self-study and classroom use, as well as a picture dictionary, and writing and grammar guides are inserted between dictionary pages 630 and 631. These are numbered separately from the rest of the dictionary as A1-A62. |
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Includes a map of the United States and Canada (page 1296). |
| Summary |
This clear and comprehensive American English dictionary features: 109,000 words, meanings and phrases, including words from the Academic Word List; 59,000 example sentences, showing thousands of academic words and collocations; Clear definitions written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary of just 2,000 common words; and words for content areas such as science and social studies. As a key to vocabulary building, it also contains: collocation boxes showing combinations of words that are often used together, such as strong interest, highly successful, and take a test; an integrated thesaurus explaining thousands of synonyms and antonyms; 3,000 etymologies explaining the origin of words (15,000 etymologies online); a learner's handbook on writing, collocations and grammar; and, workbook exercises for self-study and classroom use. |
| Subject |
English language -- United States -- Dictionaries.
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English language. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Subject |
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
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English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. |
| Genre/Form |
Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
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Dictionaries.
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Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Longman (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Dictionary of American English |
| ISBN |
9781447948100 (paperback) |
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1447948106 (paperback) |
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9781447948025 (hardcover) |
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1447948025 (hardcover) |
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