The Collins Paperback English Dictionary [antikvár]

Foreword When The Collins English Dictionaryv/as published it was widely praised for its modem approach to dictionary-making and its clarity of presentation. The present book is based on that work and on The Neto Collins Concise English Dictionary, derived from it. With over one million words of text and 71,000 references, The Collins Paperback Dictionary is itself a substantial and important new dictionary that provides a balanced, up-to-date survey of contemporary English. The paperback version preserves the main features that have made its parents so successful. — It gives priority to clarity of layout and clarity of definition. — It enters as main entries in their alphabetical place compounds and derived forms that need defming. — It places common current meanings first, before technical, rare, and older meanings. — It provides the generous treatment of science and technology that is appropriate to a dictionary for the closing decades of the twentieth century. The result is a dictionary that meets the requirements of those who want a comprehensive dictionary relevant to today's needs, in a convenient, easily-handled format. WTM