Category Archives: American Dictionary

Pocket Oxford American Dictionary & Thesaurus

An all-in-one reference providing convenience, value, and the authority of Oxford dictionaries.

The Pocket Oxford American Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ideal, all-in-one portable reference, with a dictionary and a thesaurus combined in one handy, integrated volume. A word’s meanings, synonyms, and antonyms are given in the same entry, allowing the user access to all this information at a glance.

The text is fully updated with the latest lexical content, informed by Oxford’s extensive language research program including the Oxford English Corpus, a unique electronic database of more than two billion words that allows us to offer the fullest, most accurate picture of the English language today. Hundreds of new words cover computing, ecology, technology, and many other subjects.

The Dictionary & Thesaurus includes helpful extra features such as a center Reference section, which includes thoroughly updated appendices. Within the text, usage tip boxes help users write

Price:$13.95

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Longman Advanced American Dictionary

* Highlights the 3,000 most frequent words in spoken and written English * Highlights the Academic Word List * Thousands of terms from academic subjects such as Science, Economics, Politics and English Language Arts * Builds students’ vocabulary with Thesaurus Boxes and 10,000 synonyms and antonyms * Pictures and diagrams help explain difficult words more clearly * Over 15,000 Word Origins

Price:$55.93

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The American Heritage Student Dictionary

Specially designed for students in grades 6-9, this popular dictionary has been updated to reflect the latest developments in all areas of vocabulary. It contains more than 65,000 entries and dozens of frequently occurring new words, such as couscous, hijab, Hmong, LCD, and stem cell. Definitions are enhanced by hundreds of feature notes and more than 2,000 full-color photographs, drawings, and diagrams.

Price:$19.95

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