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Teach Yourself Latin Dictionary

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This book should be more appropriately titled "Latin Reference" for it is not only a dictionary but has a full reference too all the declensions, conjugations, tenses, pronouns, numerals etc. The dictionary is the best of all the pocket Latin dictionaries I've encountered. It features a lot of words that are very obscure in nature and words that have been censored by other dictionaries like the Latin word for "Tail." It also features a list of Proper Names as in Country/City names and a Person's name such as Caesar. The main dictionary section features both a "Latin to English" and a "English to Latin" which makes translating and creating your own sentences much easier. This book is the ideal reference that is "pocket sized." I carry "Teach Yourself Latin: Latin Dictionary" with me everywhere for quick reference. However don't expect it to teach you new lessons, it is fundamentally a reference. Look to Wheelock's Latin or Moreland and Fleischer's "Latin: An Intensive Course" for learning Latin.

This is one of the better Latin to English books on the market. It's format was great and easy to use. I was a first year Laitin student in the ninth grade and I got straight A's the whole year, thanks in part to this book. I would recommend it to any beginner or someone wanting to brush up on the language. It really is a great source.

I have found this book as a good translation device when working with Latin. It does not go into great detail concerning grammer or anything else, but for a cheap book to translate words from latin into english, and vise versa, then I highly recomend this book. If you are looking to become a master of the Latin language, then there is really only one choice, which is Wheelock's Latin.

I imagine this dictionary was designed to go with the "Teaching Yourself Latin", which I would love to have, if I could find the cassette. This is useful for some things, but lacks a LOT. Made to go with the program, I'm sure, and not much else.