Dimensions
160 x 237 x 25mm
The 'Macquarie Young Student Dictionary' is an essential reference book for students in the middle to upper years of primary school. It includes those words which they are likely to meet in their general reading, and its definitions aim at the greatest simplicity along with clarity and breadth.
Features:
- More than 13,000 words are defined, with related words listed at the end of each entry
- Pronunciation guides are given for words whose spelling does not reveal how they are said
- Definitions are ordered according to frequency of use
- Prefixes and suffixes are included as headwords, and listed in an appendix
- Examples of usage are offered, showing the word in the context of sentences
- Grammar is covered in an appendix, and parts of speech are given for each headword
- Spelling is made easier by listing irregular forms of the words in the entries
- Appendices at the back offer additional useful information
The 'Macquarie Young Student Dictionary' is an invaluable resource for the classroom or school library, as well as for every student engaged in reading, writing or research.
