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The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (abbreviated CALD) is a British dictionary of the English language. It was first published in 1995 under the title Cambridge International Dictionary of English by the Cambridge University Press. The dictionary has over 140,000 words, phrases, and meanings. It is suitable for learners at CEF levels B2 ...
The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English.Special edition in two volumes (USSR, 1982). The advanced learner's dictionary is the most common type of monolingual learner's dictionary, that is, a dictionary written in one language only, for someone who is learning a foreign language.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English was first published in 1948; the current edition is the tenth. The following editions exist:
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners: Macmillan Education: 2002 2nd (ISBN 9781405025263) 2007 1,748 British: Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary: Merriam-Webster: 2008 2nd (ISBN 9780877797364) 2016 (01.10) 1,994 160,000 American: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Oxford University Press: 1948 10th (ISBN ...
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE), first published by Longman in 1978, [1] is an advanced learner's dictionary, providing definitions using a restricted vocabulary, helping non-native English speakers understand meanings easily. It is available in four configurations:
The Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary [1] (CCAD) from HarperCollins, first published in 1987, [2] is a dictionary that distinguished itself by providing definitions in full sentences, rather than excerpted phrases. Example sentences are given for almost every meaning of every word, drawn from a large corpus of actual usage.
The Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary (ISBN 978-0-87779-550-6) is a dictionary that was published in 2008. It focusses on American English. It is distinctive in that it shows inflections for all word types, whether regular or irregular.
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, also known as MEDAL, is an advanced learner's dictionary first published in 2002 by Macmillan Education.It shares most of the features of this type of dictionary: it provides definitions in simple language, using a controlled defining vocabulary; most words have example sentences to illustrate how they are typically used; and information is ...