**Oxford advanced learner's diccionary of current english**: A revised edition of the dictionary for learners of English. Updated to include many terms connected with the Internet and electronic communication, over 4500 words and meanings are new to this edition. The dictionary offers coverage of both British and American English, and colloquial as well as formal English. All information is authenticated by the British National Corpus and the Corpus of American English. There are explanations of common symbols (for example, @), and notes on interesting word origins. The dictionary is intended to be easy to use, with a rapid-access page design, shortcuts to the right meaning in long entries, and easy definitions using a carefully chosen defining vocabulary of 3500 words. Numerous illustrations, including eight pages in full colour, show vocabulary items in related groups, ten illustrated topic pages provide essential vocabulary, and show how to use it, and vocabulary notes show students how to improve and enrich their writing.
