The Chambers Dictionary, 11th edition

Chambers

ISBN 10: 0550102892 / ISBN 13: 9780550102898

Published by Chambers, 2008

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Seller Inventory # CHL1742585

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chambers Dictionary, 11th edition
• Publisher: Chambers
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0550102892
• ISBN 13: 9780550102898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Encompassing more than 270,000 definitions for 180,000 words and phrases, this up-to-date reference of the English language covers both old and new words, the commonplace and the unusual, including recent developments in science, technology, and contemporary culture, with information on idioms, pronunciation, etymologies, and thousands of references.

About the Author

This internationally renowned reference publisher continues its celebrated tradition of excellence into the present day with such informative and authoritative works as the Chambers Crossword Dictionary, Chambers Encyclopedia, Chambers Biographical Dictionary and the all-new Chambers Dictionary of Quotations.

Chambers is based in Edinburgh, as it always has been, and employs editors with a wide range of skills on dictionaries and other titles for a variety of users, including students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language. As well as the core business of publishing dictionaries and thesauruses, Chambers also publishes a range of titles on grammar and usage, single-volume reference titles on science, history, biography and quotations, as well as titles for Scrabble® and crosswords.