Oxford School Dictionary

About this book

The Oxford School Dictionary is specially written for students at school and at home. It has been trialled and tested in schools and contains 45 000 words and phrases. Special Features: BLCoverage of new words BLInformation boxes to give word families usage language and grammar notes. BLPronunciation guides to help with unusual words. BLIdiomatic phrases and expressions are fully defined. BLDerived words to expand vocabulary. BLStyle labels (formal informal) to encourage accurate use of language. Features: BLHeadwords in bold to find words more easily BLDefinitions are clear and accurate. BLUp-to-date example sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context. BLParts of speech and inflections written out in full to build grammatical skills. BLIntroduction to show how to use the dictionary. BLAppendices include weights and measures and countries and peoples list