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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Highly readable and usable dictionary,
By LizD (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Oxford Color Dictionary (Paperback)
The Oxford Color Dictionary scores high on readability and usability. Word entries are bold and in blue, with no dots, dashes or spaces between the syllables. I bought it for my 5th grader who was having trouble scanning our huge unabridged dictionary and was thwarted by the syllable indicators, latin, and obscure abbreviations. Plus, the definitions are clear, if a little simple.
My test for whether the dictionaries I reviewed were at the right level was for the mathematical terms "mean" and "median." This dictionary had useful definitions for both. The downside, for us, is the British-English spelling of words (like "favour"). US spellings are listed in parentheses inside the definitions of the British spellings. Not perfect for the spelling-challenged. |
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Colour Oxford English Dictionary by Angus Stevenson (Paperback - June 20, 2002)
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