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Book SynopsisThe Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one, The Times.The largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with more than 732,000 words, meanings and phrases.Updated with the very latest new words and senses, this is an unparalleled resource for word lovers, word gamers and word geeks everywhere. It draws on Collins' extensive language databases and covers many literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and setters as well as Scrabble players.Ideal for use at work, at home and for study new words, new meanings and new uses are tracked by Collins' lexicographers who monitor language change around the world. This, along with suggestions from the public on the award-winning collinsdictionary.com, ensures Collins English Dictionary truly is the home of living language.More place names and biographical entries with over 9,500 place names and 7,300 biographies
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