Oxford School Dictionary

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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:* Coverage of new words* Information boxes to give word families, usage, language and grammar notes.* Pronunciation guides to help with unusual words.* Idiomatic phrases and expressions are fully defined.* Derived words to expand vocabulary.* Style labels (formal, informal) to encourage accurate use of language.Features:* Headwords in bold to find words more easily* Definitions are clear and accurate.* Up-to-date example sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context.* Parts of speech and inflections written out in full to build grammatical skills.* Introduction to show how to use the dictionary.* Appendices include weights and measures and countries and peoples list