Authoritative wide-ranging & unrivalled in its accessibility The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a concise & lucid survey of life in ancient Greece & Rome spanning 776 BC
- AD 180 from the first Olympic games to the death of Marcus Aurelius. An approachable user-friendly abridgement of the highly acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary this book offers over 2 500 A-Z entries on aspects of life in the classical world from politics medicine philosophy art & architecture to history myth & religion mathematics & literature with biographical entries on the important individuals
- both real & mythological
- of the period. Appendices include a clear & comprehensive account of money & its value in the classical world; a chronology of events across Greece & the east & Rome & the west; maps; & a two-way quick-reference gazetteer. This invaluable resource for students & teachers of classics & classical civilization is affordable & quick & easy to use as well as being a fascinating guide for anyone interested in learning more about the foundations of Western culture.


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This is an ideal dictionary for Urdu-speaking learners of English. It gives clear explanations throughout with detailed pronunciation guidance & thousands of illustrative phrases to show how words are used in context. An indispensable dictionary for home or school use. ...

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the English Language defining more than 500 000 words & tracing their usage through 2.5 million"ations from a wide range of literary & other sources. The text on the CD-ROM comprises the full text of the OED 2nd Edition plus the three Additions volumes as well as 7 000 new entries from the OED's continuing research. Most importantly OED v 4.0 on CD-ROM boasts superb search-&-retrieval software designed specifically for the electronic version enabling you to investigate the Dictionary in ways not possible with the print edition. Questions which might have taken years of patient research can now be answered in seconds. Existing functionality retained from earlier versions
Includes:: BL Installation to the hard drive so the CD is not required during use of the Dictionary; BL Options to customize the entry display & show or hide pronunciations spellings etymology "ation text; BL Flexible full text search options with search filters & an option to rank entries & search results alphabetically or by date. New to this version: BL Now available to Mac users; BL Flash-base; BL Smoother & faster performance providing instantaneous search results; BL New word-wheel which supports incremental letter-by-letter browsing; BL 7 000 new words & meanings; Windows upgrades available to registered users of Versions 2.0 upwards. For further details contact: UK/ Rest of World Customer Service telephone: +44 (0)1865 353534 or email: ep.info@oup.com; United States only Customer Service telephone: 1-800-445-9714 fax: 1-919-677-1303 or email: custserv.us@oup.com System Requirements Windows: Intel (r) Pentium (r) 4 1.6 G Hz processor or equivalent (2 G Hz recommended); Microsoft (r) Windows (r) Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000. Macintosh: Power PC (r) G4 867 M Hz or faster processor; Intel Core Duo 2.13 G Hz or faster processor; Mac OS X v.10.4x or 10.5x. All platforms: 512MB of RAM; 1 Gb free hard disk space; minimum monitor capability: 1024 x 768 pixels & high colour (16 bits per pixel ie 65 536 colours); local CD-ROM/DVD drive (for installation); runs from hard drive only.
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The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is easy to use with its clear signposting accessible design & expertly levelled look & feel. Now students can & will find the words they want fast! It has extensive vocabulary including all cross-curriculum words so it is ideal for preparing for Controlled Assessments. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus a unique electronic database of millions of words written for children. Added extras in this dictionary are the language panels for project work synonyms for overused words to develop wide-ranging language skills & citations. Real example sentences from the best children's books & teenage fiction show students how to use language most effectively. There are inspiring examples from authors such as David Almond Philip Pullman William Golding Anthony Horowitz Beverley Naidoo & many more from the curriculum reading lists. Free downloadable learning resources word games puzzles & much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools ...

The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is easy to use with its clear signposting accessible design & expertly levelled look & feel. Now students can & will find the words they want fast! It has extensive vocabulary including all cross-curriculum words so it is ideal for preparing for Controlled Assessments. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus a unique electronic database of millions of words written for children. Added extras in this dictionary are the language panels for project work synonyms for overused words to develop wide-ranging language skills & citations. Real example sentences from the best children's books & teenage fiction show students how to use language most effectively. There are inspiring examples from authors such as David Almond Philip Pullman William Golding Anthony Horowitz Beverley Naidoo & many more from the curriculum reading lists. Free downloadable learning resources word games puzzles & much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools ...

This small dictionary offers the most accurate & up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary with over 90 000 words phrases & definitions 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. Access our free dictionary service Oxford Dictionaries Online at oxforddictionaries.com. ...

The Oxford English Thesaurus for Schools is easy to use with its accessible layout. It delivers a wide vocabulary with excellent coverage of curriculum words. It also provides context with the age-appropriate example sentences from the best children's books & teenage fiction to show students how to use language most effectively. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus a unique electronic database of millions of words written for children. It gives hands-on support to young writers with a unique toolkit on writing skills How to Write Well & panels highlighting common pitfalls & giving useful suggestions for replacing overused words. It is ideal to use when preparing for the Spoken Language Study & the English Language objectives of the GCSE specifications for KS3-4 & where permitted is ideal for taking in to Controlled Assessments along with the companion Oxford English Dictionary for Schools. Free downloadable learning resources word games puzzles & much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools ...

The Oxford English Thesaurus for Schools is easy to use with its accessible layout. It delivers a wide vocabulary with excellent coverage of curriculum words. It also provides context with the age-appropriate example sentences from the best children's books & teenage fiction to show students how to use language most effectively. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus a unique electronic database of millions of words written for children. It gives hands-on support to young writers with a unique toolkit on writing skills How to Write Well & panels highlighting common pitfalls & giving useful suggestions for replacing overused words. It is ideal to use when preparing for the Spoken Language Study & the English Language objectives of the GCSE specifications for KS3-4 & where permitted is ideal for taking in to Controlled Assessments along with the companion Oxford English Dictionary for Schools. Free downloadable learning resources word games puzzles & much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools ...

The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary is a landmark in the description of modern Hebrew. Hailed by the Jewish Chronicle as a tremendous advance over previous works it provides a unique description of Hebrew language as it is encountered & used today covering formal & poetic Hebrew as well as current idioms & phrases slang & colloquialisms. Descriptive not prescriptive
- The first dictionary to describe rather than prescribe contemporary Hebrew. Exceptionally wide coverage
- Coverage of technical & scientific terminology; academic discourse; vocabulary from fields such as law & medicine as well as slang & colloquialisms. Clear labelling system
- The labelling system allows quick identification of context register & usage. Essential reference
- A reference tool for students scholars translators & business professionals.



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With over 25 000 words & phrases the Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of everyday vocabulary. Each English headword is translated into Hindi & expressions & phrases illustrate how words are used in context. Words are labelled in Hindi according to subject & whether the language is formal or informal & there is plenty of useful information on the usage of various English words. Other helpful features include grammatical information on irregular verbs nouns & adjectives & easy-to-understand pronunciations in Hindi script for every headword. The dictionary also contains useful appendices on Roman numerals weights & measures & chemical elements. All of these features are packed into a compact portable format making this the ideal dictionary for learners & teachers of English & those who want to improve their command of the English language. ...