Chambers 21st century dictionary.
By: Robinson, Mairi
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BookPublisher: London : Chambers, 1999Edition: Updated ed.Description: x, 1664p. ; 24cm.ISBN: 0550142509 (m); 9780550142504; 0550142509 (v) (hbk.) :.Other title: 21st century dictionary | Twenty-first century dictionary.Subject(s): English language -- Dictionaries | Languages | Dictionaries | LanguageDDC classification: 423.21 ROB Summary: The Chambers 21st Century Dictionary is the definitive guide to speaking and writing good English in the 1990s and beyond. As well as having comprehensive up-to-date dictionary information, it includes help on usage, spelling, and grammar.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This highly acclaimed dictionary is newly revised and offers language mavens a unique opportunity to delve into the most up-to-date, contemporary English usage. Comprehensive, easy-to-use, and free of jargon, the 21st Century Dictionary emphasizes the written and spoken English of everyday situations. The perfect reference for any word lover. Special features: Thumb Index. Clear definitions in straightforward English. Up-to-the-minute information on how words are used. Supported by Chambers Wordtrack and The British National Corpus 100 Million word database. Innovative page design gets you to the right information fast. Hundreds of usage notes, word histories, idioms, and help with pronunciation, spelling and grammar.
Previous ed.: 1996.
The Chambers 21st Century Dictionary is the definitive guide to speaking and writing good English in the 1990s and beyond. As well as having comprehensive up-to-date dictionary information, it includes help on usage, spelling, and grammar.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
This internationally renowned reference publisher continues its celebrated tradition of excellence into the present day with such informative and authoritative works as the Chambers Crossword Dictionary, Chambers Encyclopedia, Chambers Biographical Dictionary and the all-new Chambers Dictionary of Quotations.Chambers is based in Edinburgh, as it always has been, and employs editors with a wide range of skills on dictionaries and other titles for a variety of users, including students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language. As well as the core business of publishing dictionaries and thesauruses, Chambers also publishes a range of titles on grammar and usage, single-volume reference titles on science, history, biography and quotations, as well as titles for Scrabble® and crosswords.