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This dictionary is one of the most comprehensive works ever
compiled on the theological and ecclesiastical vocabulary of the
Greek Christian authors, including material from Clement of Rome to
Theodore of Studium. While intended to be used in conjunction with
Liddell Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon, it contains a very large
number of words used by Christian authors not included in Liddell
Scott-Jones.
This is the new-in-paperback edition of The Oxford Dictionary of
Statistical Terms, the much-awaited sixth edition of the acclaimed
standard reference work in statistics, published on behalf of the
International Statistical Institute. The first edition, known as
the Dictionary of Statistical Terms, was edited in 1957 by the late
Sir Maurice Kendall and the late Dr W.R. Buckland. As one of the
first dictionaries of statistics it set high standards for the
subject, and became a well-respected reference. This edition has
been carefully updated and extended to include the most recent
terminology and techniques in statistics. Significant revision and
expansion from an international editorial board of senior
statisticians has resulted in a comprehenisive reference text which
includes 30% more material than previous editions. Ideal for all
who use statistics in the workplace and in research including all
scientists and social scientists, especially in law, politics,
finance, business, and history, it is an indispensable reference.
This is the first Old French-English dictionary of its kind to
provide a comprehensive reference tool for a broad range of
English-speaking users. In the form of a compendious but manageable
single volume, it is designed for both the general and specialist
reader of Old French texts including students, scholars,
philologists and historians. The dictionary is based on a large and
varied number of texts up to c.1350, starting from the 'classics'
of medieval French literature and extending through all the genres:
epic, romance, religious, moral, didactic and allegorical texts,
lyric poetry, drama, humour and satire, as well as non-literary
historical, political and legal documents. The aim has been to
include a wide range of variant spellings as well as the main
dialectal forms to help the anglophone user in particular. Detailed
definitions and grammatical functions are provided, together with
common phrases with their translations.
This fully updated edition offers over 120,000 words, phrases, and
definitions. It covers all the words you need for everyday use,
carefully selected from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus,
a databank of 21st century English, containing over 2 billion
words.The Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries
on topics including famous people, countries, and science.
Discover more on oxforddictionaries.com, Oxford's hub for
dictionaries and language reference.
Spanish-English Cognates / Los Cognados Espanoles-Ingleses offers
students of Spanish and English special insight into the cognates
of each language. It provides an in-depth examination of words that
may be safely used from one language to another (true cognates) and
also words that may inhibit or even distort understanding (false
cognates). This bilingual and visual dictionary includes a total of
7,650 true and false cognates. A comprehensive index is also
provided. Designed for high school and/or graduate students, the
dictionary is appropriate for almost anyone interested in Spanish
or English.
An invaluable guide through the intricacies of the first century of
modern art, ArtSpoke features the same lucid prose,
thought-provoking ideas, user-friendly organization, and striking
design as its predecessor, ArtSpeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas,
Movements, and Buzzwords. Chronicling international art from
Realism through Surrealism, ArtSpoke explains such popular but
often misunderstood movements and organizations as Impressionism,
Post-Impressionism, the Salon, the Fauves, the Harlem Renaissance,
and so on-as well as events ranging from the 1913 Armory Show to
Brazil's little-known Semana de Arte Moderna. Concise explanations
of potentially perplexing techniques, media, and philosophies of
art making-including automatism, calotype, found object,
Pictorialism, and Readymade-provide information essential to
understanding how artists of this era worked and why the results
look the way they do. Entries on concepts that were crucial to the
development of modern art-such as androgyny, dandyism, femme
fatale, spiritualism, and many others-distinguish this lively guide
from any other art dictionary on the market. Also unique to this
volume is the ArtChart, a handy one-page chronological diagram of
the groups discussed in the book. In addition, there is a
scene-setting timeline of world history and art history from 1848
to 1944, overflowing with invaluable information and illustrated
with twenty-four color reproductions. Students, specialists, and
casual art lovers will all find ArtSpoke an essential addition to
their reference shelves and a welcome companion on visits to
museums and galleries.
A classic with children, their parents and their teachers!
Specially designed for young learners, the full-colour Longman
Picture Dictionary is ideal for use in school or at home and is
available in both British and American English. Fun tasks and
on-the-page activities help children build vocabulary and develop
basic dictionary and reference skills. With its attractive format
and amusing illustrations, children will go back to it again and
again!.
The DK Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces the
vocabulary of the modern world through themed chapters filled with
full-colour photographs and artworks which display and label all
elements of everyday life. With sections ranging from home and work
to leisure and the environment, every item is clearly labelled in
Chinese with the translation and pronunciation guide directly
below. The Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a
colourful and stimulating learning resource ideal for all levels
and ages. With more than 6,000 terms annotated, the illustrations
in the dictionary provide a quick and intuitive route to learning a
language, defining the words visually so it is easier to remember
them. Learning Chinese has never been easier!
This brand new multi-language phrase book will ensure you travel
throughout Central and South Africa with ease. The languages
featured are: Portuguese, Tswana, Shona, Afrikaans, French and
Swahili. Go on safari in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Botswana or hit the
beach in Mozambique and South Africa with this new addition to the
best-selling phrasebook series. It features a fresh, crisp design
with vivid colour photography, eye-catching colour-coding, and
user-generated content. Sections such as "Food and Drink" and "In
an Emergency" provide words and phrases you'll need in everyday
situations, and there's lots of useful information on the African
people and culture, as well as travel and safety, so you can get
the most out of your trip. Up-to-date content includes essential
phrases such as "What is the WiFi password?", "I'll put the
pictures on Facebook", "Where can I charge my phone?" and much
more. You'll never be lost for words with a Berlitz phrase book.
We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean.
What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough
words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard
dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home
or in a library. But we often read elsewhere-in a doctor's waiting
room or on a plane, or while on vacation. What do we do then? The
Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words is designed to meet this need.
A portable, pocket-sized reference, it features more than 10,000
entries that focus exclusively on words that, while outside most
people's working vocabulary, are often encountered in literature,
in technical writings (such as computing or medical terminology),
and in such diverse subject areas as law, philosophy, and art.
Entries contain pronunciations, parts of speech, concise
definitions, example sentences showing the word used in context,
and etymologies when a word's history may shed light on its
meaning. Special attention is given to easily confused or closely
related words (such as efficacious, effective, effectual, and
efficient, or cynical, sarcastic, sardonic, and ironic). Usage
notes are provided to ensure that readers know how to integrate
these words into their vocabularies for more precision and power in
speech and writing. Produced by a team of experienced
lexicographers, drawing on Oxford's exclusive 200-million-word
database of contemporary English, this handy volume helps us with
the words that lie just outside our vocabulary, words we just won't
find in other pocket dictionaries.
A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic complements A Basic Course in
Moroccan Arabic (text and CDs) and A Short Reference Grammar of
Moroccan Arabic It presents, in an impressive range, the core
vocabulary of everyday life in Morocco--from the kitchen to the
mosque, from the hardware store to the natural world of plants and
animals. It contains myriad examples of usage, including formulaic
phrases and idiomatic expressions. Understandable throughout the
nation, it is based primarily on the standard dialect of Moroccans
from the cities of Fez, Rabat, and Casablanca. All Arabic citations
are in an English transcription, making it invaluable to
English-speaking non-Arabists, travelers, and tourists-as well as
being an important resource tool for students and scholars in the
Arabic language-learning field.
This Dictionary provides students, pastors, and others with an invaluable source of word meanings and English glosses for the entire vocabulary of the Greek New Testament. In addition to reflecting the complete range of semantic uses and nuances, it identifies the part of speech, lists cognate key words, notes principal parts for each verb, and cites the NT reference for each word used only once.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms unlocks the meaning of thousands of idiomatic phrases used in contemporary American English. More than 5000 idioms – from don’t go there and living large to more bang for the buck and hit the nail on the head – are clearly defined, with full-sentence examples of use.Based on the 500-million-word Cambridge International Corpus, a database of current written and spoken English, the Cambridge Dictionary of American English is the last word on American idioms.• explains more than 5000 idioms commonly used in spoken and written American English• clear definitions written using the 2000-word Cambridge American Defining Vocabulary• full-sentence examples show how idioms are really used• usage and origin notes expand on the definitions• ample cross-references • topic index assists learners in finding idioms related to health, money, feelings, truth and many more subjects • ideal for classroom use or for personal reference.
With around 3,000 biographical articles on artists from Egypt,
Greece, the Roman Empire and the Hellenistic Kingdoms as far as the
Indus, this Dictionary provides a virtually complete record
of art in the classical world from around 800 BC to around 600 AD.
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