HEINEMANN ENGLISH DICTIONARY
The most comprehensive school dictionary
- Fully revised and updated for today's students
- Subject-specific vocabulary to improve literacy across the curriculum
- Clear and accessible page design
- New grammar section to develop sentence level work
- Language study boxes to build awareness of common errors, etymology and language change
- Hundreds of new words and phrases
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- Стотици нови думи и фрази
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PREFACE
This fifth edition of the Heinemann English Dictionary has been extensively edited and revised for the English curriculum, while keeping the distinctive features of layout and presentation which have made previous editions so popular. Hundreds of words and phrases now in current use have been added.
The dictionary is designed to be as clear, easy and fast to use as possible. Every aspect of its layout has been carefully planned to help you find the information you need without difficulty.
Firstly, the entries are well-spaced on the page, which enables the eye to find the one needed easily. Then, within each entry, the major subsections start a new line, allowing you to see all the possible definitions at a glance.
Perhaps the most distinctive and popular feature of the Heinemann English Dictionary is that all parts of speech, etymological derivations and usages are given in full, which makes the entries completely comprehensible at first sight.
The pronunciation guides provided for all irregular words are also immediately self-explanatory. We have used a simple re-spelling system, backed up occasionally by rhyming comparisons, which can be followed clearly without reference to tables or explanations.
The How to Use the Dictionary section provides a clear guide to its layout and content. The Story of Enghsh essay describes the development of English over the centuries.
At the back of the dictionary you will find the Reference Section that gives useful lists of Abbreviations and Acronyms, Grammatical Terms, Punctuation, Prefixes, Suffixes, Enghsh Words Borrowed from Other Languages, Common Spellings and Periodic Table of Chemical Elements.
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CONTENTS
How to Use the Dictionary ix
The Story of English xvii
THE DICTIONARY 1
Abbreviations and Acronyms 1197
Grammatical Terms 1205
Punctuation 1209
Prefixes 1211
Suffixes 1213
English Words Borrowed from Other Languages 1214
Common Spellings 1216
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements 1217
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For the Fifth Edition
Managing Editor
Martin Manser
Editors
Jessica Feinstein, Rosalind Fergusson, Alice Grandison, Fiona Mcintosh
Assistant Editor
Gloria Wren
Subject Specialists
Malcolm Chandler - History
John Hopkin - Geography
Kath Howard - English and Drama
Ann Lovelace - Religious Education
Fred Norton - Mathematics
Jenny Ridgwell - Food Technology and Textiles
Steve Turner - Graphics and Resistant Materials
Sharon Young - Science
The Story of English
Ron Norman
On previous editions Chief Editors
Katherine Harber, Geoffrey Payton
Adviser
Dr W. A. Gatherer, Chief Adviser, Lothian
Editors
Nicholas Hudson, Keith Nettle, Leonie Bennett, Sarah Dawson, Richard Tarrant, Jack Baldwin, Peter Adams, Andrew Nickson, Julie Chapman, Tim Bass, Helen Heacock
Adviser for the Fourth Edition
Betty Kirkpatrick
