Collins Gem English Dictionary [antikvár]

FOREWORD COLLINS GEM ENGLISH DICTIONARY has always been valued and loved for the rangé of its coverage, its brief clear definitions, and its handiness as a reference book you can always have with you. It is a gem and is treasured by countless users all over the world. Over the years, since its first edition at the beginning of the century, it has retained its popularity, changing and developing with each revision to meet new needs. This latest edition carries the Gem forward towards its first century and is designed and written for today's user. It is up to date, with a choice of vocabulary that is relevant to the world today. Here you find the most frequently used words and senses with the most usual modern meaning first. It is easy to use and easy to understand. The bold type enables you to find the word you want quickly and the definitions are short, clear, and simple. It is practical and helpful. Any doubts or difficulties you may have over spelling are easily resolved with irregular forms, and even somé puzzling regular ones, shown in bold type. The Gem remains a really handy size, convenient to carry around and easy to look up whether at home, at school, or in the office. All these features go to make this new edition of the Gem more user-friendly and up to date than ever before so that it can continue to serve its devotees, as well as a whole new generation of Gem users, faithfully and well.