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Collins English Dictionary


Part of the Collins Complete and Unabridged series

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Collins English Dictionary Synopsis

"The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one", The Times

The largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with more than 732,000 words, meanings and phrases.

Updated with the very latest new words and senses, this is an unparalleled resource for word lovers, word gamers and word geeks everywhere. It draws on Collins' extensive language databases and also covers many literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and setters as well as Scrabble players.

Ideal for use at work, at home and for study - new words, new meanings and new uses are tracked by Collins' lexicographers who monitor language change around the world. This, along with suggestions from the public on the award-winning collinsdictionary.com, ensures Collins English Dictionary truly is the home of living language.

More place names and biographical entries - with over 9,500 place names and 7,300 biographies you will find thousands of fascinating facts and figures at your fingertips.

The latest edition is beautifully designed and printed, and now with a protective slipcase, and is surprisingly light and easy to hold. Designed for day-to-day use, with a clear layout and virtual thumb tabs, it is also available in flexible formats to suit every user - in print, as a Kindle dictionary and an iOS app.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780008511340
Publication date: 31st August 2023
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Publisher: Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 2336 pages
Series: Collins Complete and Unabridged
Genres: Dictionaries
Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
Language self-study
Dictionaries of biography
Subject dictionaries
General encyclopaedias
Usage and grammar guides
Lexicography