A newer edition of The Chambers Dictionary is available: Copy and paste the ISBN number into the search bar to find the 12th edition of the Chambers Dictionary - Thumb indexed version: 9780550102379 - Standard version: 9780550102416The dictionary of choice for word lovers and crossword enthusiasts. It is known for its comprehensive coverage of English and for its tradition of including the occasional light-hearted definition in its pages. Alone among modern single-volume dictionaries, it retains an interest in the past as well as the present, offering a rich stock of words from our literary heritage as well as covering recent developments in English.For this 11th edition the text has been thoroughly revised to reflect the latest changes in our language, with special attention being given to reflecting current pronunciation and vocabulary.
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Chambers is my dictionary of choice and always has been, because its practice is to detail a word's etymology with clarity, brevity and exactness, so that to look up a word in Chambers is to be able to unpack its meaning and also to marvel at its compactness... Chambers is an open door to words at their wittiest, most rooted, most reavealing and most powerful. -- Ali Smith 20080715 It's good to see that the latest, 11th, edition of Chambers Dictionary has lost none of its wit. (Mark Sanderson, Literary Life, Telegraph.co.uk )
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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.
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.
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Essential reference for cryptic crossword solvers,
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This review is from: Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition (Hardcover)
This dictionary is a must-have for fans of British cryptics. It's widely used as the canonical reference for allowed vocabulary in these puzzles. It's also a great dictionary in its own right with a large collection of words, definitions, and useful information.
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This dictionary is my favorite reference when doing the British-style crossword puzzles. It contains practically every word necessary in order to solve the above-mentioned puzzles. Amazon's price was competitive with my local bookstores, and I was saved the trip to the mall.
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Too big!,
This review is from: Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition (Hardcover)
I bought this to replace the copy which has been my constant companion of 30 years; 10 editions apart, there are many changes but the most significant is the sheer size - at 28x19 cms (11x7.5 in) its getting on for the size of a phone book, as hard to hold in one hand, and too big for the average desk shelf.
Even so, it contains 300 more pages than the old one. I'm personally unhappy with the decision to include acronyms in the body of the dictionary, where they rather interrupt the visual flow, rather than in a separate and more compact list, as they used to be. Definitions are now given in order of commonest use to rarest, as opposed to the previous system of chronological order. Some of my favourite definitions have been dropped (Sceptic - an enquirer who has not achieved conviction), though most of the words I noted as missing from the old edition are present in the new
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