The Oxford School Dictionary

The Oxford School Dictionary is a comprehensive and reliable dictionary specially planned for school use. Its key features include:

DT 40,000 headwords, including school curriculum vocabulary and new words like bungee jumping, Internet, virtual reality

DT Word origins given for all words, together with an introduction to the history of the English language

DT Hundreds of phrases and sentences showing how words are used in context

DT Over 200 notes on correct English usage, grammar and words that are easily confused

DT Parts of speech with all regular and irregular word forms written out in full; all pre- and suffixes listed and explained

DT Simple pronunciation guides for all difficult and unusual words

DT Useful list of countries and peoples of the world, weights and measures and foreign words and phrases used in English