Newnes Pocket English Dictionary [antikvár]

Foreword The Newnes Pocket English Dictionary gives concise and accurate definitions of about 12 000 of the most important words in current use in English. Special attention has been taken to cover modern, technical, and informál meanings. An additional feature is the inclusion of over 2000 idioms and idiomatic phrasal verbs (such as take off). Distinct senses of words are numbered separately, with the most common or important meaning placed first. Easy-to-read pronunciations based on the International Phonetic Alphabet have been given only for words that might cause somé difficulty (see Key to symbo/s used in pronunciation below). The wide coverage of this dictionary with its emphasis on modernity, together with its compact size and clear typeface, will make it an invaluable aid at school, at the office and in the home.