Collins Concise Dictionary (Hardcover, 5th Standard Ed)

This dictionary provides the answers to language queries – from the meanings of the latest new words to the correct grammatical construction to use – as well as essential facts about people and places in the news.

'It's easy to find what you want'

• Every word that needs explaining is a main entry
• All entries, whether for language, people and places or abbreviations, are included in the one alphabetical list

'It's easy to understand'

• Definitions are written in a clear explanatory style
• Meanings are numbered
• Modern meanings come first
• Specialist and technical meanings are labelled

'It includes everything you need'

• Spellings shown in full
• Usage notes for guidance
• Encyclopedic entries

'It's a great source of information'

• Dates are shown for people
• Population figures are shown for places
• Word histories shown the century the word entered English
• Pronunciations are shown in the International Phonetic Alphabet