TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lea,Diana
AU  - Bradbery,Jennifer
AU  - Poole,Richard
AU  - Warren,Helen
TI  - Oxford Learner's Thesaurus: a Dictionary of Synonyms 
SN  - 9780194752015 (book)
AV  - PE1591 .O94 2008
U1  - 423.12 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Synonyms and antonyms
KW  - Dictionaries
N1  - Includes a CD-ROM containing a Thesaurus trainer; "A learner's thesaurus of over 15,000 words and expressions from written and spoken British and American English with CD-ROM. The learner's thesaurus helps students distinguish between similar words and use them correctly. The 2,000 entries
; include between three and ten near synonyms, showing the differences between them in terms of meaning, grammar, register, collocations, and frequency
; help students understand the differences between familiar words, such as easy and simple, while learning expressions they may not know, such as effortless, painless, and smooth sailing
; provide over 4,000 notes to enable students to distinguish between very close synonyms, choose the best word for the context, and use it correctly; and
; include over 2,000 opposites; The Oxford Learner's Thesaurus also includes
; 16 study pages, focusing on specific topics with exam-style exercises
; 8-page trainer on making the best use of the Thesaurus; and
; a CD-ROM of the complete Oxford Learner's Thesaurus A-Z pages and indexes, and over 200 practice exercises." (Publisher's Website); CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; Thesaurus Trainer; THE THESAURUS; Study Pages
; Arts and Entertainment
; Customs and Traditions
; Green Issues
; Descriptions
; Friends and Relationships
; Work and Jobs
; Language and Communication
; Travel and Tourism; Topic Maps and Exercises
; Education; Health
; Sport and Leisure
; The Individual and Society
; Conflict
; Fact and Opinion
; The Media; Topic Index; Key to Thesaurus Trainer, Study Pages and Exercises; Alphabetical Index; Irregular verbs; Abbreviations and labels; Pronunciation and phonetic symbols
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ER  -