Cassell's Latin Dictionary

by D. P. Simpson

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This edition Incorporates modern English idiom and current Latin spelling. Includes general classical information where appropriate. Shows long and short vowels where not immediately apparent. Indicates irregular plural forms. Cites and quotes ancient classical authors.Suggests paraphrases to express modern English in classical Latin form.

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This may be one of the best resources out there for anyone learning Latin, or just reading early Latin works. It's concise, it's accurate, and (considering its price) one of the best resources there is, outside of academia.
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Since its first appearance in 1854, this dictionary has remained constant in its appeal to scholars through its many revisions. This Latin dictionary is among the best of its kind, reliable, compact and adequate for the needs of all save the specialist. Simpson has produced a book typographically easy to consult, combining elegance with utility. This edition incorporates English idioms and Latin spelling, includes general classical information where appropriate, shows long and short vowels where not immediately apparent, indicates irregular plural forms, cites and quotes ancient classical authors, and suggests paraphrases to express modern English in classical Latin form.
Required reading when I studied Latin. ummmm. Older edition, of course. It is the best Latin Dictionary for a student that I'm familiar with. One of these days I'm going to sit down and read Ovid. And maybe Tacitus.

Well, morituri salutamus, and all that y'know. Valite.
A great dictionary for its price. I always recomend this edition to anyone who is a student of Latin who needs an affordable, comprehensive dictionary to work with.
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This is one of the better sources for more advanced Latin studies, a quite substantial volume.
I mean, its a flippin' dictionary?!?
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Canonical title
Cassell's Latin Dictionary
Original publication date
1854; 1959
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Preface
Cassell's Latin Dictionary first appeared in 1854, as the work of John Relly Beard (1800-76) and his son Charles Beard (1827-88). Both men were eminent Unitarian divines; the father in particular was well known as ... (show all)a minister and teacher in Manchester and the author or editor of many books, several of which were published by Cassell. From the outset the general form and scope of the book were very much the same as they are now.
Disambiguation notice
Cassel's Concise Latin-English Dictionary is presumed to be distinct from Cassel's Compact Latin-English Dictionaries and the full Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary. Please do not combine, unless you have personal knowledge ... (show all)of the relative contents of the various titles. Until the revision history of Cassell's Latin-English dictionaries are known, we are also keeping separate the Compact Editions compiled by Millicent Inglis Thomas and the editions compiled by the Marchants.
We also need to keep the one with 'New' in the title separate.

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Reference, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
473.21LanguageLatin & Italic languagesDictionaries of classical LatinLatin-English
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PA2365 .E5 .C3Language and LiteratureGreek language and literature. Latin language and literatureLatin philology and language
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