The Times English dictionary

The prestigious Times branding adds distinction to this top-flight dictionary which incorporates The Times Guide to English Style and Usage. The added bonus of encyclopedic entries and a twenty-four page map section ensures in-depth and wide-ranging reference in one volume.

The Dictionary deals with the whole range of language from technical to literary, from formal to slang, covering an enormous range of specialist subjects from aeronautics to zoology. The definitions are clear and detailed; numbered for ease of use; labelled as necessary; with modern meanings shown first.

Included in the Dictionary are 16,000 entries for people and places, providing essential facts like dates, works, capital city, population. The Dictionary also includes entries for common abbreviations.

The Times Guide to English Style and Usage is an exceptionally helpful element. It provides unequivocal guidance on all sorts of points from spelling to the use of capitals, based on the preferred style for all Times writers. It is a rules-based guide, for those seeking a prescriptive solution to their queries, whereas the Dictionary is descriptive, offering advice.

The specially commissioned map section, with mapping derived from The Times Reference Atlas, incorporates a copious amount of information and augments the thousands of geographic entries in the Dictionary.