Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English- Latin (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (English and Latin Edition) [Paperback]

S A Handford (Author), Mary Herberg (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0887291074 | ISBN-13: 978-0887291074 | Publication Date: January 1, 1966

The Pocket Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary is the ideal compact reference work for everyday use, with an extensive vocabulary of the most widely read authors of classical Latin. It contains diacritical marking of long vowels to facilitate pronunciation, and classical prose vocabulary in the English-Latin section.

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Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 479 pages
• Publisher: Langenscheidt (January 1, 1966)
• Language: English, Latin
• ISBN-10: 0887291074
• ISBN-13: 978-0887291074
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Gets the Job Done, November 27, 2005

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This review is from: Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English- Latin (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (English and Latin Edition) (Paperback)

The Langenscheidt's Pocket Latin Dictionary delivers exactly what it promises: a handy guide to Latin vocabulary. Whether you're writing an oration for fun or simply translating homework, this dictionary will help you finish the job. One negative thing - there is no grammar section in the front or the back, which does not make this dictionary an all-encompassing Latin resource. Other than that, it's good.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best small Latin dictionary, August 10, 2007

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This review is from: Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English- Latin (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (English and Latin Edition) (Paperback)

This is my second or third copy of this book. I found myself in the United States without my Langenscheidts and needed to translate Latin documents, so I logged onto Amazon, and bought another one. Within a day or two I was back in business. When I was studying Latin (again) in Rome I used several small dictionaries, including the Oxford. Time after time they didn't have the word I needed, and the Langenscheidts always did. Even whole constructions are often there, right when I need them, and easy to find. It has a substantially complete vocabulary of all the main classical writers, but I find it is the best for ecclesiastical Latin too. And you can't beat the price! It really does fit in your pocket. Together with Allen and Greenough, you have everything you'll ever need.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, March 9, 2006

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This review is from: Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English- Latin (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (English and Latin Edition) (Paperback)

Absolutely one of the BEST Latin-English Dictionaries I've ever gotten my hands on. It's mostly for people who are studying to translate Latin into English, but there is a small section in the back with a few English words translated to Latin. All in all, even an amature could use this.