Created by America's foremost language experts, this dictionary is designed to help advanced students master spoken and written English, as it is actually used.
With in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage, this dictionary features 100,000 words and phrases with definitions that are easy for learners to understand.
- 3,000 core vocabulary words identified as the most important words for learners to know
- Provides unique, in-depth coverage of more than 22,000 idioms, collocations, and commonly used phrases in both American and British English
- 160,000 example sentences--the most of any learner's dictionary--clarify meanings and are highlighted in blue for easy reading
- Over 1,000 original drawings, including 16 pages of full-color art, aid understanding
- In-depth coverage of American English grammar and usage
- Perfect for ESL, EFL, ELL, TEFL, TOEFL and TOEIC study and instruction
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