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English Gem Dictionary

The World's Favourite Mini English Dictionary
By Collins Dictionaries
Series: Collins Gem
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The English Gem Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries offers a concise and portable reference tool, ideal for quick word lookup. It features clear definitions, key word usage, frequency indicators, and helpful language tips, making it perfect for students and travellers needing a compact and reliable dictionary.
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The ultimate mini English dictionary to support you at work, at school and at home.

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The ultimate mini English dictionary to support you at work, at school, and at home.

This handy little dictionary offers clear definitions for all the words you need on a daily basis, providing spelling and pronunciation tips for the trickiest words. As an additional feature, there is a detailed and practical writing guide for emails, social media, and more formal communication.

The easy-to-use layout of the Collins Gem Dictionary makes it quick and easy to access and ideal for use on the go, at home, work, in the classroom, or for travel. The short supplement tackles everyday problems of style and etiquette in everything from letters to emails to social media.

With 85,000 words, meanings, and phrases, this compact Collins English Dictionary is the perfect companion. For more on English language usage, try our Collins Gem Thesaurus (9780008141691).

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008141677

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 January 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Collins

Edition: Gem 17th edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 39.0mm

Width: 76.0mm

Height: 111.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 700

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