The Oxford School Dictionary is specially written for students at school and at home. It has been trialled and tested in schools and contains 45,000 words and phrases. Special Features: * Coverage of new words * Information boxes to give word families, usage, language and grammar notes. * Pronunciation guides to help with unusual words. * Idiomatic phrases and expressions are fully defined. * Derived words to expand vocabulary. * Style labels (formal, informal) to encourage accurate use of language. Features: * Headwords in bold to find words more easily * Definitions are clear and accurate. * Up-to-date example sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context. * Parts of speech and inflections written out in full to build grammatical skills. * Introduction to show how to use the dictionary. * Appendices include weights and measures and countries and peoples list.