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Collins English Dictionary [Hardcover]

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Publication Date: 6 Oct 2011 | ISBN-10: 0007437862 | ISBN-13: 978-0007437863 | Edition: 11th edition

Collins is proud to announce a major new edition of its flagship dictionary. Updated with the latest terms to enter the language, Collins English Dictionary is not only comprehensive and authoritative, but also offers outstanding coverage of world, regional and dialect English.

Collins English Dictionary is a rich source of words for everyone who loves language. This new edition includes the latest words to enter the English language as well as a wide range of biographical entries. Usage notes give advice on using the right word in the right place, and thousands of etymologies trace the roots of modern English.

A clear, two-colour page design helps to make this dictionary accessible and easy to use, and the new virtual thumb tab makes it even easier to find the entry you are looking for. The dictionary includes a supplement on words on the cusp of entering the language, as well as an extended essay on how English has changed in the last 30 years, and looking forwards to the next 30 years. We also include charts to illustrate changing language trends over the years.

All definitions, examples, idioms, and usage notes are based on the Collins Corpus – our unrivalled and constantly updated 4.5 billion-word database of today’s English – making it an authoritative and up-to-the-minute reference source.

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  • Hardcover: 1920 pages
  • Publisher: Collins; 11th edition edition (6 Oct 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007437862
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007437863
  • Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 22 x 7.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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“I am absolutely thrilled to have a copy of the Collins English Dictionary. If I am ever cast off on a desert island, this is the book I want to have with me. What a wonderful gift.”
Judi Dench

“Wonderful coverage of current English … the layout is appealing to the reader”
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“The best single-volume English dictionary … the typefaces used are the most attractive of any dictionary”
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“I find Collins English Dictionary invaluable because is it an encyclopaedia as well a dictionary, and it stands up to really intensive use.”
John Grant, Crossword Editor, The Times

“The dictionary I reach for first …”
Roger Cooper, Sunday Telegraph

“It has offered to a current generation of students the possibility that the study of language might be exciting, as it was to Dr. Johnson. In short, I think it’s brilliant.”
Professor B A Harris, University of Dublin

“I spend my working life with the Collins dictionary permanently open. It is, in its way, a masterpiece. On New Scientist it is also a bible; we take all our spellings from it (with a few exceptions) … The dictionary has managed to take advances in science in its stride.”
Peter Wrobel, New Scientist

“I have never known a dictionary with such scope. The biographical entries are particularly useful. I would not be without it for anything.”
Professor John Carey, Merton College, Oxford

“The inclusion of so many proper names and colloquialisms is especially valuable.”
Penelope Lively

“It is a stupendous achievement … the best and sanest interpretative dictionary I have ever seen.”
Auberon Waugh, The Spectator

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Collins English Dictionary 11th edition 2011 18 Nov 2011
By Carolyn H
Format:Hardcover
A very comprehensive reference of modern-day English words and phrases, including UK, US and Australian usage. It is quite large due to Collins practice of assigning a new headword to each variant phrase rather than including them within one long section under one heading. The definitions are outstandingly clear and easy to read. It also has a good selection of scientific and technical terms, as well as biographical, historical and geographical references. A book for modern usage rather than obscure spellings. It also has a ribbon. Pronunciation is via the International Phonetic symbols and not the more natural ones used for example by Chambers. A very good buy - my only criticism is that its a bit heavy to hold.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Modern approach dictionary 24 Feb 2012
By Richard Randall
Format:Hardcover
This is a large dictionary, one for the bookshelf, not a carry-around. It is comprehensive, well bound and the entries are presented pleasingly, with quite a lot of etymological and historical detail. It has a modern, contemporary approach to definitions, as well as including the classical ones, and what I liked was the wealth of biographical detail - why, even Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe gets a mention! This gives the work a slightly encyclopaedic aspect. Internet and computer language/jargon is well covered.

Good value for a modest price.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Dictionary 19 Dec 2011
By Stuart A Soper
Format:Hardcover
This is a good word-smiths tool, i use mine everyday and rarely has it let me down. It has a good selection of word and their meanings. One could go on and on but this dictionary is quite simply brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Replacement/update
This is my 3rd update, latest version and all in one volume. As a crossword fan it will be well used by me
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Even with easy access to the internet it's always good to have a good english dictionary to hand. We have a few dictionaries ,including the Oxford version, and find the Collins... Read more
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This is the only Dictionay you need, it covers everything, would recomend this book for anybody who studies to crossword buffs, fab.
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Collins is so much more down to earth than the Oxford dictionary in my opinion. Easier to get round and understand
Published 4 months ago by Sue Lugton
5.0 out of 5 stars This is what my grand son wanted
I have had a Collins dictionary and thesaurus for many years. But these large hard backed copies are for home use only. They are too heavy to carry around
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I bought this as a gift which was very well received by my crossword loving mother-in-law. It arrived in good time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars full of information
My wife is a crossword buff and this provides a wealth of information over and above a standard dictionary - its by her side when she is "crosswording"
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1.0 out of 5 stars What a dreadful book
Collins has removed all the additional information at the back that was so useful - no weights and measures, no other alphabets, nothing but the actual dictionary. Read more
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Collins English Dictionary is a good dictionary. Yes, it is! It is so good that I own each edition from the 6th to 10th edition. Read more
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