English dictionaries

New edition of the explanatory dictionary contains 110 000 frequently used words and phrases and in addition:

• 100 000 phrases
• 166 000 natural examples
• 500 illustrations and maps of Britain and USA.

«Three dictionaries in one!» — on the accompanying CD-ROM:

• The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
• Longman Language Activator
• Dictionary of English Language and Culture.

The dictionary features:

• Clear definitions written using 2000 common words.
• The updated CD-ROM now includes the Longman Writing Assistant, — a pop-up interactive tool to help students when writing essays.
• The CD-ROM has thousands of Cambridge exams practice exercises, including FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS.

This dictionary, specially designed for students preparing for exams,
especially of Advanced level, is your key to success on an exam!

• 212 000 words, phrases and terms from such areas as computers, business, science, medicine etc.
• 160 000 examples, including thousands ones from academic writings and essays.
• Clear definitions using 2000 common words.
• Exams Workbook - a practical help to prepare for exams.
• Writing Essay - helps students when writing essays.
• Longman Exams Coach CD-ROM - complete preparation for an exam!
• 35 hours of interactive exercises for exams preparation — FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL.
• 3 hours of listening.
• 2 dictionaries on the CD-ROM: Longman Exams Dictionary and Longman Language Activator.

The best dictionary of this level. For students who want to improve their English, build their vocabulary and prepare for Cambridge FCE exam.

• 45 000 words and phrases.
• 3000 most frequent words highlighted.
• New Thesaurus boxes help students expand their vocabulary.
• Grammar Note box — additional grammar information.

CD-ROM:

• Full dictionary text.
• British and American English pronunciation.
• Photo-dictionary, video-clips, illustrations.
• Interactive exercises — including FCE and IELTS exam practice.
• Record and check your own pronunciation.
• Pop-up dictionary — instant definitions for words on the Internet or in Word documents.

• 2000 key English words with explanations.
• 35 000 words, phrases and examples.
• Grammar and Usage boxes.
• 500 illustrations.

CD-ROM:

• Full dictionary.
• British and American English.
• Photos and video clips.
• Interactive exercises.
• Pop-up dictionary — instant definitions for words on the Internet or in Word documents.

From ‘excellent’ to ‘superb’! This writing dictionary expands students’ vocabulary effectively, and helps them to improve their writing. It takes you from a key word or basic idea and shows you more precise words or phrases with information on register, context and grammar structures.

• Detailed definitions help students choose the correct word and natural, corpus-based examples show words in typical usage.
• All the collocations and phrases you need to write correctly.
• Index at the back of the book for easy cross-referencing.

This illustrated dictionary is indispensable for those interested in culture of contemporary English-speaking world.

• 15 000 cultural and encyclopedic entries covering people, places, history, geography, the arts and popular culture.
• 80 000 words and phrases with clear definitions using 2000 words.

This fun dictionary includes 800 words organized into 50 topics (10–20 new words each) and comes complete with songs and chants. Themes are specially selected to appeal to primary-aged children, and provide creative and original settings for vocabulary.

• Mini-dialogs in each unit.
• Activities in each unit to practice the language.
• Two Audio CDs include all vocabulary, mini-dialogs and songs and chants!

Perfect for both business English students and people already at work, this dictionary provides easy access to the worlds of accounting, banking, economics, marketing, shipping and the stock market.

• 30 000 up-to-date business terms;
• Colour headwords for easier access;
• NEW! CD-ROM with exam practice and pronunciations;

Up-to-date and comprehensive

• All the latest business terms from marketing, computing, banking, and finance;
• Thousands of new words, such as derisking, wiki, eyeballs, and Sarbanes-Oxley;

Easy to understand

• Even difficult business concepts are clearly explained using
  the 2000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, words even students knows;
• 18 000 examples from authentic business sources show words in context;

Interactive CD-ROM

• 35 000 British and American pronunciations;
• BEC and BULATS exam practice, including listening practice.