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Packed full of study extras, the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary can help you on your way to becoming a confident, natural-sounding English speaker.
Clear definitions and prominent guidewords come as standard, and hundreds of pictures and illustrations highlight variations in meaning that are essential for you as an advanced learner.
NEW! Extra help section; illustrations; photos; maps; and the innovative “Let’s Talk” section which focuses on conversation and how people really speak in day-to-day situations.
NEW! “Common mistake” boxes based on real learner errors from Cambridge ESOL exams, help you to avoid typical mistakes.
NEW! Thesaurus boxes provide alternatives to over-used words, helping you to widen your vocabulary and make your English sound more natural.
NEW! “Word partner” boxes show you how to use words as a native speaker would.
This dictionary contains all the words and definitions you need every day, plus over 200 essays and special features on a wide range of language topics. With essays on topics such as the history of English, the influence of other languages on English, English as it is used around the world, the language of historically important writers (including Chaucer and Shakespeare), and grammar controversies, this dictionary is also packed with a wealth of information.
- Rich, authoritative coverage of the English language including scientific and technical terms as well as English from around the world.
- Newly updated, based on the latest research from the Oxford Corpus.
- Clear layout, tested for readability, to help you find the information you need quickly and easily.
‘Precision for the professional is combined with a layman's enlightenment’ Times Educational Supplement
This online-only edition has been thoroughly revised and updated in 2013.
This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information. It contains over 4,200 entries that clearly define the major terms, concepts, processes, and the organization of the English legal system. Entries have been fully updated for this new edition to reflect the very latest legislation, including the substantial new Companies Act that affects company law, and the Constitutional Reform Act that affects the positions of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, and the Law Lords. This edition also includes expanded coverage of criminology and law enforcement.
Feature entries discuss key topics in detail, for example adoption law, the appeals system, statement of terms of employment, and terrorism acts, and there is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports. Now providing more information than ever before, this edition features recommended web links for many entries.
Described by leading university lecturers as ‘the best law dictionary’ and ‘excellent for non-law students as well as law undergraduates’, this classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for professionals, students, and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms. Focusing primarily on English law, it also provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law.This handbook of world amazing factswasborneout of Mr. Henry's love for research and the internet.
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This book is a must have for every seeker of knowledge.
English grammar and usage
English idioms and everyday phrases
English terms from the worlds of business, computing, science and the arts.
Arranged in A to Z format and by theme
Useful appendices
With fierce competition in most employment sectors it is not enough for today’s graduate just to be well-versed in his or her particular subject. It is vital that a modern student is armed with a strong command and understanding of the English language.
The Students’ Companion intended to supply any undergraduate with a comprehensive knowledge of not only English grammar and usage but also English idioms and phrases in everyday use and English terms and words from the worlds of business, computing, science and the arts. The appendices contain useful sections on world facts, scientific classification, chemical elements and letter writing.
This instructive volume is ideal for an all-round general knowledge of the English language.
The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2019 offers the most comprehensive collection of British and European standards. Each edition includes around 4,000 monographs for pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products, the BP (Veterinary) and all European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) monographs.
What's included?
In addition to all European Pharmacopoeia texts being included, the new edition also features:
- 27 new BP monographs, 39 new Ph. Eur. monographs
- 117 amended BP monographs
- Four new monographs for unlicensed formulations and two new monographs for herbal preparations
- Two new monographs for biological medicines
- One new and six amended BP Veterinary monographs
- All monographs from the Ph. Eur. 9th Edition and Supplements 9.1 to 9.5
- Three in-year online and offline download product updates to integrate the Ph. Eur. Supplements 9.6, 9.7 and 9.8
Ensure you get the best value access to the information you need. The BP is offered in a range of flexible licenses and formats – including full online access – for you to choose from.
The BP 2019 complete package
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A comprehensive reference material meant to solve the problems of meanings, usages and interpretation of words both in English and Yoruba languages.
Usage and classes of words are defined with lists of names of birds, plants and trees in the two languages. The botanical names given to the lists of plants, trees and birds are without any confusion.
This dictionary is a useful material for research, academic exercisers and presentations.
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