200 fun cartoon illustrations make the words easy to remember. Over 10,000 words and phrases clearly and simply explained. It gives clear, understandable definitions of all the words beginning students need to know. Beginning Low-Intermediate Clear, highly illustrated, and easy to use, the Longman Basic Dictionary of American English is the ideal first monolingual dictionary. Longman Basic Dictionary of American English Definitions are cross-referenced to illustration pages. Definitions are written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary, so they are easy to understand. All use the IPA to indicate pronunciation.1 Each meaning of a word begins on a new line, so learners can quickly and easily find the appropriate definitions they need. In addition, definitions are usually restricted to a simpler core vocabulary than that expected of a native speaker. These dictionaries generally contain fewer entries than full-size or collegiate dictionaries but contain additional information that would be useful to a learner of English, such as more extensive usage notes, example sentences or phrases, collocations, and both British and American pronunciations (sometimes multiple variants of the latter). For other uses, see Monolingual learner's dictionary and Advanced learner's dictionary. Sometimes the term collegiate or college is used merely to indicate a physically smaller, more economically printed dictionary. They may be revised more often and thus contain more up to date usage. These dictionaries generally contain fewer entries (and fewer definitions per entry) than their full-size counterparts but may contain additional material, such as biographical or geopolitical information, that would be useful to a college student.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary (W3) They typically only cover one variety of English. These dictionaries generally aim for extensive coverage of the language for native speakers.
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