Oxford Concise School Dictionary

This school dictionary is an abridged edition of the Oxford School Dictionary aimed at students aged ten upwards. Special features include: headwords in bold; information boxes on word families, usage and grammar; pronunciation guides; and style labels (formal/informal) to encourage accurate use of language. Up-to-date example sentences and phrases show how words are used in context and parts of speech and inflections are written out in full to build grammatical skills. An introduction shows how to use the dictionary and there are appendices on weights and measures, countries and peoples.