Merriam-Webster's Essential Learner's English Dictionary

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A compact and affordable dictionary designed to help students learn spoken and written English as it is actually used.

  • More than 54,000 words and phrases cover both American and British English and their differences.
  • Includes more than 15,000 idioms, collocations, and commonly used phrases. 
  • Over 78,000 example sentences and phrases help clarify definitions.
  • Extensive usage guidance is provided through labeling (old-fashioned, technical, informal, humorous, etc.), glosses, count and noncount labeling, usage notes and paragraphs.

Perfect for ESL, EFL, ELL, and TEFL study and instruction.

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Product # 21770-G
ISBN-13 9780877798569
ISBN-10 0877798567
Author Merriam-Webster
Grade Level 7-12
Interest Level 9-12
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Publisher Merriam-Webster