The Penguin Pocket Spelling Dictionary
The Penguin Pocket Spelling Dictionary

Author: David Crystal

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 9780141021102

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Anyone who needs to check a spelling quickly and easily will find this pocket dictionary absolutely indispensable. As well as showing how to spell virtually all the words that are likely to encountered day to day, it highlights common areas of confusion and traps for the unwary.Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from Spanish and French dictionaries to books on spelling and babies' names.

The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy
The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy

Author: Jacqueline Mitton

Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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A third edition of the title which contains the latest advances in the field of study. The dictionary has over 2,800 entries and encompasses classical and modern astronomy, giving the names of constellations, stars, galaxies, asteroids, comets, nebulae, and information on telescopes, observatories and space missions.

The Penguin Pocket English Dictionary
The Penguin Pocket English Dictionary

Author: Penguin Books Staff

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 1012

ISBN-13: 9780140512182

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Derived from the Longman dictionary database, this dictionary has been updated for the new decade and includes over 68,000 definitions, in addition to 200-250 new headwords.

The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names
The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names

Author: David Pickering

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2005-08-25

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0141916397

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What's in a name? Rather more than you might at first suspect, for names are steeped in history and myth and have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names takes a close look at 3500 names, explaining origins and meanings, showing how some have changed in popularity and use over time and providing all the diminutive and variant forms. Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from Spanish and French dictionaries to books on spelling and quotations.

Random House Webster's Pocket American Dictionary
Random House Webster's Pocket American Dictionary

Author: Random House

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780375722714

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Featuring a small format and a low price, this new pocket ESL dictionary includes easy-to-understand definitions that are designed to help the learner of English avoid mistakes. An up-to-date word list of more than 36,000 entries includes the modern vocabulary learners need today.

Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases
Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases

Author: Robert Allen

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-08-07

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 0141917687

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Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases is the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, the book is packed with memorable and surprising detail, whether showing that 'salad days' comes from Antony and Cleopatra, that 'flavour of the month' originates in 1940s American ice cream marketing, or even that we’ve been 'calling a spade a spade' since the sixteenth century. Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases is part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world – making knowledge everybody’s property.

A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary

Author: Voltaire

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2011-08-11

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0199553637

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Voltaire's Pocket Philosophical Dictionary is a major work of the European Enlightenment. It consists of a series of short essays, arranged alphabetically, whose unifying thread is an attack on religious and political intolerance. Highly entertaining, its concern with intolerance and its consequences is still relevant today.