50 000 headwords and derivatives
11 000 idiomatic expressions
90 000 illustrative phrases and sentences
100 000 items with phonetics
1 000 illustrations

This dictionary has achieved international recognition as the indispensable practical reference book for those studying or teaching English as a second or foreign language.

The OALDCE provides detailed information on how to put words together in correct sentence patterns and how to select vocabulary for particular contexts. Definitions and usage notes are provided in simple English, with numerous examples to show how the vocabulary is used in sentences. It therefore makes a practical contribution to written and oral work in the same way that a textbook does, and provides the student with an excellent opportunity for private study.

Special features of this New Impression include:

• Text completely corrected, revised and updated by computer
• A step-by-step guide to using the dictionary
• A new appendix on punctuation
• New illustrations