Longman Dictionary of American English 5th Edition

Longman Dictionary of American English 5th Edition

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. 109,000 words, meanings and phrases, including words from the Academic Word List

. 59,000 example sentences, showing thousands of academic words and collocations

. Clear definitions written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary of just 2,000 common words

. Longman 9,000 key words highlighted – the core vocabulary to understand academic texts

. Words for content areas such as Science and Social Studies

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. Collocation boxes show combinations of words that are often used together, such as strong interest, highly successful and take a test

. Integrated Thesaurus explains thousands of synonyms and antonyms

. 3,000 etymologies explain the origins of words – 15,000 etymologies online

. Learner’s Handbook on Writing, Collocations and Grammar

. Workbook exercises for self-study and classroom use

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. Pronunciation of all the words and example sentences, and pronunciation practice

.Longman Vocabulary Checker: find out which type of vocabulary is used in the text you are reading and which words you should learn

. Thesaurus: choose the right word and build your vocabulary

. Topic Vocabulary: find all the words you need to write about common topics such as Describing Places, Technology, Sports and Relationships

. Academic Study Center with interactive exercises for vocabulary, reading and writing, and exam practice for TOEFL