ELT and Secondary

The Oxford English Dictionary (Second edition) 20 volumes

The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged as the most
authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. The
richness and diversity of its content provide an essential resource for
scholars, writers and professionals in all fields.
Explore the English language over the last 1,500 years: more than 2.5
million quotations show how words have been used through time
Discover the meanings, origin and evolution of over 600,000 words from
across the English-speaking world

The Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM

(Second edition, Version 3.1)
The CD-ROM includes the full content of the Oxford English Dictionary
(Second edition), the three Additions volumes and almost 2,000 new
words and phrases from the OEDs ongoing research programme.

The Oxford English Dictionary

978-019-861186-8
The Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM
978-019-956383-8

Recommended for:
Language professionals,
academics, libraries

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The Oxford English Dictionary & CD-ROM Set

978-019-957315-8
The Compact Oxford English Dictionary
978-019-861258-2

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Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

(Deluxe edition with CD-ROM)
(Sixth edition)
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary contains an incredible one-third of
the coverage of the 20-volumn Oxford English Dictionary, but is just onetenth of the size. It includes all words in current English from 1700 to
the present day, plus the vocabulary of Shakespeare, the Bible and other
major works in English from before 1700.
More than 600,000 words, phrases and definitions, covering slangs,
dialects, literary and technical terms, as well as English from different
parts of the world
Updated with 2,500 new words and meanings and thousands of newly
discovered antedatings
Contains over 85,000 quotations illustrating words in use throughout the
centuries

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM

(Version 3.0)
The CD-ROM provides the full text of the Sixth Edition of the Shorter
Oxford English Dictionary that allows the user to explore its richness to
the full.
Quick search plus powerful advanced search
Sound recordings for over 100,000 words
Run on both Windows and Mac

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Deluxe edition with CD-ROM)

978-019-920688-9

Recommended for:
Language professionals,
academics, word enthusiasts,
libraries

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2 volumes)

978-019-920687-2
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM
978-019-923176-8

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Oxford Dictionary of English (Second edition revised)

The foremost single-volume authority on the English language
Over 355,000 words, phrases and definitions
Includes hundreds of new words and senses
550 usage notes give practical help and guidance on all aspects of the
language

Recommended for:
University, professionals, office,
home
978-019-861057-1

Concise Oxford English Dictionary and CD-ROM Bundle

(Eleventh edition revised)
The worlds best-selling dictionary now with CD-ROM
Over 240,000 words, phrases and definitions, including thousands of new
words from around the world
Includes spoken pronunciations for thousands of words
Hundreds of extra notes on grammar and usage

Recommended for:
University, professionals, office,
home
978-019-956105-6

Pocket Oxford English Dictionary

(Tenth edition)
Well-priced, smaller hardback dictionary
for everyday use
120,000 words, phrases and definitions
Clear, open design for easier access
Spelling notes give you help with
commonly misspelled words
Excellent coverage of curriculum
vocabulary

Recommended for:
Home, school
978-019-861029-8

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Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

(2 volumes)
A unique new resource charting the semantic development of the huge
and varied vocabulary of English.
Largest thesaurus in the world and the first historical thesaurus
Complete sense inventory for English from Old English to the present day
Thematic system of classification and chronological ordering
Recommended for linguists, philologists, language specialists, language
commentators, historians

Recommended for:
Linguists, philologists,
language specialists, language
commentators, historians

Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (2 volumes)

978-019-920899-9
3952 pages

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Oxford Thesaurus of English (Third edition)

Developed using evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, this
fully revised text offers more up-to-date and complete coverage of
synonyms and antonyms than any other AZ thesaurus.
Fully revised text with over 600,000 synonyms and antonyms
New phrases and idioms and new example sentences added
New Word Toolkit feature helps you choose the best word matches
Easy to use, with synonyms given in order of usefulness, and related
words listed in a handy Word Link feature
Recommended for:
Home, school, office
978-019-956081-3
1072 pages

Redesigned centre section includes useful lists of words by topic, from

society and religion, to fashion and technology

Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus (Third edition)

A dictionary and thesaurus in one: the ideal reference for home, and
family reference including word games.
Over 90,000 words, phrases and definitions, and over 100,000 synonyms
and antonyms
Brand-new integrated design and layout, tried and tested with users,
making it easier to find the words you need
Hundreds of notes throughout to help you with your spelling and
grammar
New wordfinder centre section focusing on vocabulary building and
providing fantastic help with crosswords and other word games
Recommended for:
Home, school, office
978-019-955847-6
1120 pages

Concise Oxford Thesaurus (Third edition)

The essential thesaurus for school and general reference
Over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms
Full coverage of everyday and technical
vocabulary
50-page centre
section containing
thematically
organized noun lists,
a perfect resource for
puzzlers
Recommended for:
University, professionals, office,
word games
978-019-921513-3

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Oxford Advanced Learner

s Dictionary
(Eighth edition)
The world
s bestselling dictionary that teachers and
students love to use

NEW
EDITION

1,000 new words and meanings covering

technology, lifestyle, slang, the economy
Oxford 3000TM Plus shows students the most important words to know
in English
Topic Collocation notes and synonym information enable students to
extend their vocabulary
Oxford Writing Tutor helps students plan, write, and review their
written work
Recommended for:
Upper-intermediate to advanced
learners
Paperback
978-019-479900-3
Paperback with CD-ROM
978-019-479902-7
Hardback with CD-ROM
978-019-479904-1

Visual Vocabulary Builder with colour photos and illustrations builds

vocabulary on topics

Oxford Advanced Learner

s Dictionary (Eighth edition)
CD-ROM with Oxford iWriter
Oxford iWriter is an interactive tutor to help students plan, write and
review their written work.
Thesaurus, Cultural Guide and Word origins integrated with the AZ
create a complete reference tool
Example bank with 1,000s of extra example sentences
Topic vocabulary banks make it easy to look up and learn words used in
society and politics, science and technology, etc.
Help with learning and teaching dictionary skills

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Oxford Learner
s Pocket Dictionary (Fourth edition)
Essential information on basic English vocabulary in a slim pocket-sized
book that is easy to carry
Up-to-date vocabulary, reflecting modern usage
British and American English
Clear and concise definitions
Corpus-based examples show how words are used
Grammar patterns help with the correct use of prepositions, infinitives
and gerunds
Help with irregular forms and spellings
Explains thousands of idioms and phrasal verbs

Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners
978-019-439872-5

Oxford Learner
s Thesaurus
A learners thesaurus of 2,000 entries and over 15,000 words and
expressions from written and spoken British and American English
with CD-ROM
Gives three to ten near-synonyms, showing the differences between them
in terms of meaning, grammar, register, collocations and frequency
Helps students understand the differences between familiar words such
as easy and simple while learning expressions they may not know, such
as effortless, painless and plain sailing
Provides over 400 notes to help students distinguish between very close
synonyms, choose the best word for the context and use it correctly
Includes over 2,000 opposites
Recommended for:
Upper-intermediate to advanced
learners
978-019-475200-8

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Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English

(with CD-ROM) (Second edition)
With extended content and a CD-ROM, the common word combinations
that are essential for natural-sounding British and American English are
shown.
Over 250,000 collocations for 9,000 nouns, verbs and adjectives
Over 75,000 examples, using British and American English, show how
collocations work in context
CD-ROM with the complete dictionary, a searchable index that makes it
easy to find the collocation you need, and practice exercises
Recommended for:
Upper-intermediate to advanced
learners

CD-ROM with spoken pronunciation of British and American English

978-019-432538-7

Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary for Learners of English

(Second edition)
Helps students with synonyms, allowing them to decide whether a
phrasal verb or a single-word verb is the more appropriate choice.
Gives the information students need to understand over 7,000 common
British and American phrasal verbs, and use them correctly
Clear, simple definitions with examples to show how phrasal verbs are
used
Shows common subjects and objects to help learners use the verbs
appropriately
25 pages of tips and photocopiable exercises for practice
Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners
978-019-431721-4

Guide to the Particles explains the most important meanings of the

main adverbs and prepositions used in phrasal verbs to help learners see
patterns

Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners of English

(Second edition)
Explains more than 10,000 of the most frequently used idioms in
English today.
A wide range of idioms from expressions used in business and
newspapers to very up-to-date informal English
Idioms from British and American English, and other English-speaking
countries
Two-colour design and a simple cross-reference system to help users find
idioms easily
Focus on opposites and related words to build vocabulary
Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners

Study pages on common uses and meanings

978-019-431723-8

Pronunciation for all key words and stress for all idioms

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Colour Oxford English Dictionary (Third edition)

An accessible quick-reference dictionary for work and study
Over 90,000 words, phrases and definitions
Colour layout
Hundreds of notes give spelling tips
Extra help with grammar and punctuation

Recommended for:
Home, school
Flexicover
978-019-861441-8

Oxford Learner
s Wordfinder Dictionary
A rich resource for building vocabulary
Designed to help learners enrich and expand their vocabulary, the Oxford
Learners Wordfinder Dictionary starts from ideas and guides students to the
words needed to express them
Extensive coverage of synonyms, opposites, derived words and common
phrases

Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners
978-019-431308-7

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Oxford ESL Dictionary

Helps students of North American English make the breakthrough from
basic survival vocabulary to greater fluency and confidence with the
written word
40,000 references
33,000 example sentences based on a
100-million-word corpus of American and
Canadian English, reflecting contemporary
usage
Over 2,000 notes build learners vocabulary
and prevent common errors
Illustrations depict difficult words or groups
of related items
Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners

32 study pages on topics of particular interest

in North America, as well as practice of
language and study skills

Oxford ESL Dictionary

978-019-431683-5
Oxford ESL Dictionary Workbook
978-019-431674-3
Oxford ESL Dictionary with CD-ROM
978-019-431628-6

Oxford Student
s Dictionary
A new edition, now with over 2,600 more curricular words and more
support to help students use English to study other subjects (biology,
history, art, music, etc.)
Topic-based collocations boxes
(e.g. art, describing trends, the
legal system, health)
Thesaurus boxes expand your
vocabulary with synonyms
(mention, refer to, cite, quote,
allude to)
All words from the Academic
Word List are clearly marked to
help with academic writing
Recommended for:
Upper-intermediate to advanced
learners

48 reference pages on academic

writing and study skills

Paperback
978-019-431746-7
Paperback with CD-ROM
978-019-431747-4

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Oxford Wordpower Dictionary (Third edition)

Written specifically for intermediate learners with a focus on building
vocabulary through topics and on boosting accuracy and confidence
The Oxford 3000TM the most useful words to learn are clearly marked
so users can focus on learning the most important words
The dictionary explains difficult words with
simple definitions for easier understanding
Shortcuts in longer entries take users straight
to the right meaning

Recommended for:
Intermediate to
upper-intermediate learners

New vocabularybuilding notes give

words on particular
topics, as well as
synonyms for overused words like
nice and good

Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

978-019-439924-1
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary with
CD-ROM and Wordpower Trainer
978-019-439927-2

Oxford Essential Dictionary

A dictionary that helps students learn the most
important words and how to use them
19,000 words and phrases explained in clear,
simple English
The 2,000 most important and useful words
to learn at this level are clearly marked as
keywords so that learners give
them special attention
500 notes on spelling, grammar
and pronunciation help learners
avoid mistakes
13,000 examples help students
use the words correctly
Recommended for:
Elementary to pre-intermediate
learners
Oxford Essential Dictionary
978-019-431718-4
Oxford Essential Dictionary with
CD-ROM
978-019-431722-1

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Over 400 illustrations

throughout the dictionary and
a colourful 16-page Picture
Dictionary section help to
explain difficult words or to
show the different meanings of
a word

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Oxford Guide to British and American Culture

(Second edition)
Everything you need to know about British and American culture in the
21st century
The rich, the famous and the infamous, history, tradition, folklore,
legends, politics, festivals, music, food and attitudes
Up-to-date lists of the books that have won major literary prizes to help
you choose what to read
Ideal reference support for culture and institution courses and intercultural awareness training
Recommended for:
Upper-intermediate to advanced
learners
978-019-431129-8

Over 10,000 entries and hundreds of illustrations

Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

A Dictionary that gives learners all the help and information they need
to do business in
English

Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners

The new Oxford Business

English Dictionary is
the most up-to-date
Business English
dictionary available.
It includes more than
30,000 words, phrases
and meanings from
a wide variety of
business areas.

Paperback
978-019-431584-5
Paperback with CD-ROM
978-019-431617-0

Resource Books for Teachers: Dictionaries

This book contains a wealth of ideas for making more effective use of
dictionaries, both as a reference tool and as a language learning resource.

Recommended for:
Teachers, teacher trainers,
academics
978-019-437219-0

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Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English

The most up-to-date coverage
of how English is spoken in the
21st century in the UK and the USA

Recommended for:
Language professionals, teachers,
academics
978-019-860772-4

Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation

The ideal source for finding out how to pronounce difficult words and
names
Guidance on how to pronounce more than 15,000 difficult words and
names
All the expertise of the BBC Pronunciation Unit
Both International Phonetic Alphabet and respelled pronunciations given
Special panels on changes in
pronunciation
Top tips for pronouncing various
languages

Recommended for:
Journalists, teachers, actors, drama
and language students, people
working in the media
978-019-280710-6

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (The Classic

First edition)
One of todays leading experts on the languages, David Crystal, has
reassessed Fowlers influential Dictionary of Modern English Usage in this
fascinating new edition.
A classic, an unsurpassed resource on the correct use of English in
matters of style and grammar
Notes on the entries discuss the changes in usage and attitude between
Fowler and today, showing how English has changed since the 1920s
by reference to modern corpus studies, grammars, dictionaries and the
internet
Recommended for:
University, professionals
Hardback
978-019-953534-7
832 pages

Includes a chronology, bibliography, and a table of pronunciation

preferences, showing how the pronunciation of words has changed
during the past century

Oxford Guide to Plain English (Third edition)

Provides authoritative guidance on how to write plain English using
easy-to-follow guidelines
Gives hundreds of real examples and shows before and after versions of
texts of different kinds which will help readers to look critically at their
own writing
Organized in 25 short chapters, which each cover a different aspect of
writing
Offers help in understanding official jargon and legalese giving the plain
English alternatives
Recommended for:
Office, home

Adds four new guidelines: writing for the web, proofreading, writing
easy English and the use/abuse of readability tests

Paperback
978-019-955850-6
272 pages

Oxford AZ of English Usage

All the essential information about usage and correct English that is
needed on a day-to-day basis
Approximately 600 entries on common issues of uncertainty and
confusion in handy AZ sequence
More than 20 feature articles on specific subjects such as hyphenation or
Latin plurals
Quick and easy to use with accessible two-colour design
Recommended for:
Home, school, office

Based on Oxford's world-leading dictionary research and contemporary

language monitoring

Paperback
978-019-923153-9
176 pages

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Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking

(Second edition)
An essential guide for everyone who wants to communicate in clear and
effective English, both written and spoken
The most comprehensive guide to everyday English usage for the office,
at college, and at home
Covers spoken and written English in all aspects of communication,
giving detailed advice on how to write business letters, apply for a job or
prepare a report
Clearly presented and easy to use with guidelines, examples, and
exercises
Recommended for:
University, professionals, teachers,
office

Fully updated for the 21st century, including new chapters on email,
interviews, applying for jobs, and writing for the internet

978-019-280613-0

The New Oxford Guide to Writing

The New Oxford Guide to Writing shows how to use commonplace books
and journals to store ideas, how to brainstorm, how to explore potential
topics, sound methods of constructing an outline, the best way to open
an essay clearly and interestingly, how to select words that convey both
information and point of view, and much more.

Recommended for:
Professionals, university students,
office
978-019-509059-8

New Hart
s Rules: The
Handbook of Style for
Writers and Editors
Essential desk guide for
all writers and editors,
providing answers to
questions of editorial style
on all aspects of writing
and editing. Endorsed by
the Society for Editors and
Proofreaders.
Recommended for:
Writers, editors, language
professionals
978-019-861041-0

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Practical English Usage (Third Edition)

The worlds most trusted guide to problems in English
A dictionary of problem points in the
English language as encountered by
learners and their teachers. Common
problems are solved with practical, clear
information in over 600 entries.
Thoroughly revised following
extensive research with current users
of the book
New features make it easier for users
to find their way around the book

Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners
International Students Edition
978-019-442096-9
Paperback
978-019-442098-3

All the most popular entries are

retained, but almost all the entries
have been modified to make them
clearer and more effective in solving
readers problems
Explanations and examples now
based on current corpus research

Hardback
978-019-442099-0

Oxford Learner
s Grammar
A fresh approach to grammar through a set of interlinked grammar
resources reference book, practice book and interactive CD-ROM
The separate reference and practice components make this a flexible
option for learners and teachers, containing thousands of explanations and
exercises which are easy to find and easy to learn from.
Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners
Oxford Learners Grammar Finder
(Reference) & Checker (CD-ROM)
978-019-437597-9

Complete coverage of all

the topics teachers and
learners really need
Unnecessary jargon
eliminated, making
explanations clear and
simple
Presents up-to-the-minute
English usage based on
corpus research
Interactive CD-ROM
includes tests, listening and
over 1,000 grammar hints
Each component may be
used individually or as a set

Recommended for:
Intermediate to advanced learners
Oxford Learners Grammar Builder
(Practice)
978-019-437594-8

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Recommended for:
Elementary, pre-intermediate and
intermediate learners
Elementary
978-019-455704-7
Pre-intermediate
978-019-455706-1
Intermediate
978-019-455708-5

Oxford Living Grammar

Taking a practical approach to grammar, the four-page units provide
clear explanations and information on when the grammar is used,
followed by extensive practice. Each level includes an interactive
CD-ROM.
Explanations include a Grammar in action section which explains when
the grammar is typically used
Word focus boxes highlight interesting idiomatic expressions or words
with which students might not be familiar
Modern, upbeat illustrations and exercises that apply grammar to real
situations give the series a strong appeal to teenage and adult learners
An Over to you task bank at the back of the book offers freer practice,
and sample model answers

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Recommended for:
Elementary, intermediate and
advanced learners
Basic
978-019-457978-0
Intermediate
978-019-457980-3
Advanced
978-019-457982-7

Oxford Practice Grammar

This three-level grammar practice series takes students through from
elementary to advanced level English. The way in which grammar is
presented and practised reflects the needs of the student at each stage
of their learning.
Covers the grammar students need to know for international exams such
as PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, TOEFL
Each level comprises a book plus the Practice-Boost CD-ROM, now with
100% more practice and testing
NEW Practice-Boost CD-ROMs are compatible with interactive whiteboards
Regular revision units and tests, exit tests, mixed-tense exercises,
listening activities and multiple choice tests are included

Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive CD-ROM

Brings the words and illustrations in the Oxford Picture Dictionary to life
with sound and animation.
Hundreds of hours of speaking, listening, reading and writing practice
New Vocabulary Notebook allows learners to create an electronic
notebook of words and images facilitating independent learning
New videos with civics and life-skills activities provide useful language
for travel

Recommended for:
Elementary to intermediate
learners
Single user licence
978-019-474025-8

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Oxford Business English Dictionary (English-Chinese

edition)

Oxford Learner
s Pocket English-Chinese Dictionary
(Third edition)

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edition)

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s English-Chinese Dictionary
(Third edition) (With Pronunciation CD-ROM)

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answers and CD-ROM)

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Based on the ongoing revision of the Oxford English Dictionary Third edition

1,000 new words and meanings

Over 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions

550 usage notes give practical help and guidance on all aspects of the language

Libraries

Upper-intermediate to
advanced learners

University
Professionals
Office

Oxford Advanced Learner

s Dictionary
(Eighth edition)

Oxford Dictionary of English

(Second edition revised)

Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary and CD-ROM

Bundle (Eleventh edition revised)

O
 ver 240,000 words, phrases and definitions, including thousands of new words from
around the world

Professionals

Complete sense inventory for English from Old English to the present day
Thematic system of classification and chronological ordering

Philologists
Language specialists
Historians

Language commentators

Largest thesaurus in the world and the first historical thesaurus

Linguists

Home

Office

The world's best-selling dictionary with CD-ROM

The foremost single-volume authority on the English language

Oxford 3000TM Plus: the most important words students need to know

Visual Vocabulary Builder

Oxford Writing Tutor

University

Home

Meaning listed chronologically showing changes over time

Word enthusiasts

Topic Collocation notes

85,000 quotations illustrating English in use

Academics

(Sixth edition)

600,000+ words, phrases & definitions

Key Features

Language professionals

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

(Deluxe edition with CD-ROM)

A Senior Secondary / Upper-Intermediate to Advanced

Titles

Monolingual Dictionaries and References Selector

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120,000 words, phrases and definitions
Spelling notes give you help with commonly misspelled words

Upper-intermediate to
advanced learners

Language professionals
Teachers
Academics

Pocket Oxford English Dictionary

(Tenth edition)

Upper-intermediate to
advanced learners

Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of

English (with CD-ROM) (Second edition)

(Second edition)

C
 D-ROM with the complete dictionary, a searchable index that makes it easy to find the
collocation you need, and practice exercises

O
 ver 75,000 examples, using British and American English, show how collocations
work in context

Over 250,000 collocations for 9,000 nouns, verbs, and adjectives

Around 10,000 entries and hundreds of illustrations

I deal reference support for culture and institutions courses and inter-cultural awareness
training

U
 p-to-date lists of the books that have won major literary prizes to help you choose
what to read

T
 he rich, the famous and the infamous, history, tradition, folklore, legends, politics,
festivals, music, food and attitudes

Colour layout

Upper-intermediate to
advanced learners

An accessible quick-reference dictionary for work and study

School

Well-priced smaller hardback dictionary for everyday use

Full coverage of everyday and technical vocabulary

Over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms

Home

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture

Colour Oxford English Dictionary (Third edition)

(Third edition)

The essential thesaurus for school and general reference

N
 ew wordfinder centre section focusing on vocabulary building and providing fantastic
help with crosswords and other word games

Hundreds of notes throughout to help you with your spelling and grammar

Concise Oxford Thesaurus

(Third edition)

Over 90,000 words, phrases and definitions, and over 100,000 synonyms and antonyms

R
 edesigned centre section includes useful lists of words by topic, from society and
religion, to fashion and technology

New Word Toolkit feature helps you choose the best word matches

F
 ully revised text with over 600,000 synonyms and antonyms: more than any other AZ
thesaurus

Key Features

Upper-intermediate to
advanced learners

Office

School

Home

Recommended For

Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus

Oxford Thesaurus of English

Titles

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Over

15,000 words and expression from written and spoken British and American
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Guidance on how to pronounce 15,000+ difficult words and names

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Includes over 2,000 opposites

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