The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary [Hardcover]

James Morwood (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1994 | ISBN-10: 019864227X | ISBN-13: 978-0198642275 | Edition: 2nd

In fields from law to history, from classics to botany, Latin continues to play a role in modern studies--indeed, it lies at the heart of Western culture. The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides a convenient guide to this essential language, specially designed to assist today's reader. Here are just a few of the features that make The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary the foremost lexicon of its size:



· More than 50,000 entries


· Over 120,000 translations


· Full grammatical information on each word


· Complete guidance to meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguity


· Includes liturgical and botanical Latin terms


· Classical Latin pronunciation guidance


· Appendices on historical personalities and mythological characters


· Listings of geograhical names with English explanations of their locations and significance

For any student, scholar, or professional tired of lugging a weighty tome whenever a Latin reference is required, The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides the answer: an authoritative, succinct lexicon of this seminal ancient language.

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About the Author

James Morwood, Head of Classics, Harrow School.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition (December 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019864227X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198642275
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #611,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polyglot

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sacrifices usefulness for portability, October 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Paperback)

This is, perhaps, not the worst pocket Latin dictionary one could buy, and I confess that I've not looked at them all. But I've yet to come across a worse one. The dictionary *is* portable--it does stress, after all, that it is a "pocket" dictionary--the layout is nicely done, and the price is low. However, the number of entries is very, very low, and I have found many of the definitions to be questionable. For the same price, my Bantam Latin-English dictionary--and the old one, not even the updated, expanded version--provides more entries and, in my opinion, more accurate definitions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good but insufficient to help you through the classics, June 3, 1999

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Luis Acevedo-Lazzarini - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Hardcover)

Its handy and useful for beggining basic latin. As a referrence to read the classics it is indeed, insufficient.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars very portable but with flaw, July 4, 2001

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Edward (chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Paperback)

I used this to look up the meanings of anatomy terms as I prepare to start medical school this Fall. While studying an anatomy atlas with the dictionary sitting on the atlas the blue ink from this dictionary's cover smeared all over my anatomy book's pages. Otherwise it was useful. I spent three years learning ancient Greek and Latin a few years ago, and if you plan to go beyond the elementary level in Latin I suggest you get the Chambers Murray or the Cassell dictionary. Chambers Murray is actually quite portable, but heavy for its size.