The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary

In fields from law to history, from classics to botany, Latin continues to play a role in modern studies--indeed, it lies at the heart of Western culture. The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides a convenient guide to this essential language, specially designed to assist today's reader. Here are just a few of the features that make The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary the foremost lexicon of its size:


· More than 50,000 entries

· Over 120,000 translations

· Full grammatical information on each word

· Complete guidance to meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguity

· Includes liturgical and botanical Latin terms

· Classical Latin pronunciation guidance

· Appendices on historical personalities and mythological characters

· Listings of geograhical names with English explanations of their locations and significance

For any student, scholar, or professional tired of lugging a weighty tome whenever a Latin reference is required, The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides the answer: an authoritative, succinct lexicon of this seminal ancient language.