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Overview
This extensive contemporary dictionary provides about 60,000 English headwords and 100,000 phrases, idioms, and collocations. It is the only bilingual dictionary giving phonetic transcription of both the American and British pronunciations for all headwords and consistently covers American English as well as British English, drawing attention to differences wherever they occur. It provides thorough treatment of English grammar and idiomatic usages. The dictionary is the best available guide for speakers of SerboCroatian who are learning English at any level, and for speakers of English who are studying SerboCroatian at an advanced level.
Synopsis
Professional translators have called earlier editions of this work and its companion volume 'the ultimate authority'.