Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary [Hardcover]

D. N. Stavropoulos (Author), A.S. Hornby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0194312429 | ISBN-13: 978-0194312424 | Edition: 2nd

This dictionary provides definitions and common usage with numerous example sentences and phrases.

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About the Author

A S Hornby (1898 - 1978) had a profound and enduring influence on English Language Teaching, not only through his publications and ideas on teaching methods but also through the Educational Hornby Trust, set up in 1961.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition (September 16, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0194312429
• ISBN-13: 978-0194312424
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,814,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only "sophisticated" English-Greek dictionary out there, January 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary (Hardcover)

Stavropoulos' English-Greek dictionary undoubtedly stands out among the crowd. While most other English-Greek dictionaries are little more than bilingual word lists (table=trapezi), this dictionary strives to answer the real questions that one is asking when looking up a word in a dictionary: "what does it mean, how is it used, what compound expressions is it part of, and how are these translated?"

It is the only English-Greek dictionary I have seen which follows this "intelligent" approach. As such, I would highly recommend it (and its Greek-English companion volume) to anyone looking for a good dictionary.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best English-Greek dictionary of this size, April 28, 2000

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Nik "cavanaugh84" (Athens Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary (Hardcover)

This dictionary is now a standard one volume easy to use English-Greek (modern Greek) dictionary. Although it is not large in size [882pg. and 12cm(wide)*19cm(tall)] it is updated, easy to use and at a very reasonable price.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent dictionary - Too small in size!, April 11, 2005

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C. Veniamin (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary (Hardcover)

Stavropoulos' dictionaries are the best available for modern demotic Greek, and the product of a truly intimate knowledge of both Greek and English. It is a great shame, therefore, that Oxford University Press, presumably for financial reasons, has produced the English-Greek volume in a significantly smaller size than its Greek-English companion, which is far more comfortable to use. The result is that the English-Greek edition, hard-bound and at about 900 pages thick, is bulky and awkward to handle, and simply does not stand on the bookshelf as a companion to the Greek-English edition. I sincerely hope, however, that OUP does not seek to rectify the situation by making the Greek-English as uncomfortably small in size as its English-Greek companion.