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New Dictionary from Cambridge University Press The Cambridge University Press (CUP) has just published the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary of English (CALD) meant for readers wanting to learn the language at quick speed. You can locate words easily, choose words quickly and use words correctly with the Cambridge Advance Learner's Dictionary. Based on the 500 million word Cambridge International Corpus, it has been completely updated with 1.7 lac words, phrases and examples, including over 1000 new words including "clickable" and "9/11". Finding the meaning of idioms will no longer be a difficult task. The headwords are coloured blue for easy scanning. This dictionary has a ready reference system with words illustrated by pictures. Whether you prefer to pronounce words the American or British way this dictionary highlights accents and also directs learners to what are called "guidewords" to choose the right meaning. Tucked at the back of the volume is a CD-ROM to enable one to find the right words or phrase, its correct usage and meaning which is just a click away! The CD-ROM also helps users to listen to the pronunciations of words. |
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