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The Cambridge Dictionary of American English

by Sidney I. Landau

Series:The Cambridge Dictionary

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The best American English learner's dictionary is better than ever, with new words and new features. Based on the world's largest corpus of American English, the book and CD include up-to-date vocabulary, easy-to-understand definitions, helpful usage notes, and examples that show how English is really used. The CD-ROM features spoken pronunciations for every word, advanced search features, a thesaurus, and instant lookups of words on Web pages and other documents.

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Canonical title: The Cambridge Dictionary of American English

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Genres: Reference, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 423 — Language English & Old English languages Dictionaries of standard English
LCC: PE1628 .C22 — Language and Literature English language English Modern English
BISAC: FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY English as a Second Language

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Published: 1999
Genres: Reference, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 423
LCC: PE1628 .C22

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