
This is the reissued Colour Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus The Colour Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus offers the most accurate & up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary with over 45000 words phrases & definitions & over 65000 synonyms based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus a unique databank comprising hundreds of millions of words of English Definitions are easy to understand given in a clear simple style & avoiding technical language The thesaurus entry for a word sits directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you do not have to hunt around the page to find the word you are looking for The centre section gives guidance on ' Effective English' which covers writing English & how to get the best out of your dictionary & thesaurus