Collins Compact Dictionary and Thesaurus: Ideal for everyday use - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007208855 ISBN 13: 9780007208852

Publisher: Collins, 2006

Synopsis

The Collins Compact Dictionary and Thesaurus is the ideal quick reference source for everyday use. The practical layout offers two books in one, with matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, plus many other features to help enrich your language skills.

This new edition of the Compact Dictionary and Thesaurus is a quick and easy-to-use reference book, ideal for the home or office. The dictionary text provides clear, straightforward definitions reflecting today's language, while the matching thesaurus text gives a generous choice of synonyms, as well as antonyms for key entries. Spelling help is given for all irregular forms of words and pronunciation help is given for all difficult words. In addition, language notes throughout the dictionary text provide additional advice on using English correctly and effectively.

The range of information given in the Collins Compact Dictionary and Thesaurus makes it an invaluable and attractively-priced quick reference source.

About this title

From the Back Cover

• Discover all the very latest words as they appear in the language with grammar, usage and writing tips

• You can rely on Collins: all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes are based on the Collins corpus – our unrivalled and constantly updated 2.5 billion-word database of today's English

• Accessible, colour layout that's easy on the eye, guiding you quickly to what you want

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007208855
• ISBN 13: 9780007208852
• Binding: Flexibound
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 992