Macmillan English Dictionary - American English
The award-winning and best-selling Macmillan English Dictionary for advanced learners of American English has become the teacher's and learner's choice. Its innovative features and wide accessibility have earned it the two most prestigious awards in the ELT world: the Duke of Edinburgh English-Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2002, and the British Council Innovations Award in 2004.
A team of lexicographers working in the United States created this dictionary from scratch, using revolutionary software to analyze American English as it is spoken and written today.
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KEY FEATURES
- A two-colour dictionary with over 1000 illustrated words
- Over 100,000 references with 3000 idioms and phrases
- Up-to-date information on how words are used today, with real-life example sentences
- Special focus on the words you need most, highlighted in red
- 22-page Language Awareness section on key areas such as written and spoken English, computing terms and business English
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- Glossaries of key terms
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