A DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH USAGE

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➡ Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005

MODERN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) modern dance {{link=Modern Jazz Quartet">Modern Jazz Quartet Museum of Modern Art
Английский словарь Британика
ENGLISH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script English Channel English Civil Wars English horn English language English school …
Английский словарь Британика
DICTIONARY — Reference work that lists words, usually in alphabetical order, and gives their meanings and often other information such as pronunciations, …
Английский словарь Британика
MODERN — I. R ˈmädərn, - R -dən or -d ə n; R & - R also ÷ -d(ə)rən adjective ( often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGLISH — I. ˈi]ŋglish, -lēsh also ]ŋl- sometimes ˈe] adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English, from Old English englisc, from Engle, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — I. ˈdikshəˌnerē, -ri noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
USAGE — ˈyüs]ij, ]ēj also -üz]\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from user to use + -age …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
USAGE — (n.) The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; …
Английский словарь Webster
MODERN — (n.) A person of modern times; -- opposed to ancient.
Английский словарь Webster
MODERN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past …
Английский словарь Webster
DICTIONARY — (n.) Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary …
Английский словарь Webster
USAGE — ( n. ) The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MODERN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — ( n. ) Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
USAGE — /yooh"sij, -zij/ , n. 1. a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice: the usages of the last …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MODERN — — modernly , adv. — modernness , n. /mod"euhrn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to present and recent time; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGLISH — — Englishness , n. /ing"glish/ or, often, /-lish/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of England or its …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — /dik"sheuh ner'ee/ , n. , pl. dictionaries . 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGLISH — v. change a word or phrase to English spelling or pronunciation; translate something into English language
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ENGLISH — I. ˈiŋ-glish, ˈiŋ-lish adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English englisc, from Engle (plural) Angles Date: before 12th century : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
USAGE — noun manners; conduct; behavior. 2. usage ·noun experience. 3. usage ·noun long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; …
Webster English vocab
MODERN — adj new and common; trite; commonplace. 2. modern ·noun a person of modern times; opposed to ancient. 3. modern …
Webster English vocab
ENGLISH — adj ·see 1st bond, ·noun, 8. 2. english ·noun collectively, the people of england; english people or persons. 3. english …
Webster English vocab
DICTIONARY — noun a book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; …
Webster English vocab
MODERN — [mod.ern] adj [LL modernus, fr. L modo just now, fr. modus measure--more at mete] (1585) 1 a: of, relating to, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENGLISH — [En.glish] adj [ME, fr. OE englisc, fr. Engle (pl.) Angles] (bef. 12c): of, relating to, or characteristic of England, the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DICTIONARY — reference book that lists words in order and gives their meanings. In dictionaries of Western languages, the words are given …
Britannica English vocabulary
MODERN — modern BrE AmE ˈmɒd ə n AmE \ ˈmɑːd ə rn ▷ modern|ly li ▷ modern|ness nəs nɪs ▷ modern|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ENGLISH — English BrE AmE ˈɪŋ ɡlɪʃ -lɪʃ ▷ English|man mən ▷ English|men mən men ▷ English|ness nəs nɪs ▷ English|woman ˌwʊm …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
USAGE — / ˈjuːsɪdʒ; NAmE ; ˈjuːz-/ noun 1. [ U , C ] the way in which words are used in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MODERN — / ˈmɒdn; NAmE ˈmɑːdərn/ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] of the present time or recent times SYN contemporary …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGLISH — / ˈɪŋglɪʃ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the language, originally of England, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — / ˈdɪkʃənri; NAmE -neri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a book that gives a list of the words of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
USAGE — us ‧ age /ˈjuːsɪdʒ, ˈjuːz-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ usage , ↑ use , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MODERN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENGLISH — I. En ‧ glish 1 /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the language used in Britain, the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DICTIONARY — dic ‧ tion ‧ a ‧ ry /ˈdɪkʃən ə ri $ -neri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural dictionaries ) [countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MODERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the present and recent times. 2 in current fashion; not antiquated. --n. (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENGLISH — adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to England or its people or language. --n. 1 the language of England, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DICTIONARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a book that lists (usu. in alphabetical order) and explains the words of a language or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MODERN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the present and recent times. 2 in current fashion; not antiquated. n. (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a book that lists (usu. in alphabetical order) and explains the words of a language or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENGLISH — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to England or its people or language. n. 1 the language of England, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MODERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of the present and recent times. 2 in current fashion; not antiquated. --n. (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
DICTIONARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a book that lists (usu. in alphabetical order) and explains the words of a language or …
Oxford English vocab
ENGLISH — adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to England or its people or language. --n. 1. the language of England, …
Oxford English vocab
USAGE — ( usages) 1. Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MODERN — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Modern means relating to the present …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGLISH — 1. English means belonging or relating to England, or to its people or language. It is also often used to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICTIONARY — ( dictionaries) A dictionary is a book in which the words and phrases of a language are listed alphabetically, together …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
USAGE — (~s) 1. Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MODERN — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Modern means relating to the present …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
USAGE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MODERN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a modern myth ▪ Is it a modern myth that we are living in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENGLISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an American/English etc expression ▪ She remembered the American expression her mother had always …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the dictionary definition ▪ Some doctors don’t accept the dictionary definition of euthanasia, and want …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MODERN — (PRESENT) [adjective] [not gradable] - of the present or recent times, esp. the period of history from the beginning or …
Cambridge English vocab
DICTIONARY — [noun] [C] - a book in which words are listed alphabetically and their meanings, either in the same language or …
Cambridge English vocab
DICTIONARY — n. Reference work that lists words, usually in alphabetical order, and gives their meanings and often other information such as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MODERN — n. International Exhibition of Modern Art modern dance Modern Jazz Quartet Museum of Modern Art
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ENGLISH — n. English bulldog Old English script English Channel English Civil Wars English horn English language English school English sparrow Middle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
USAGE — Synonyms and related words : acceptance, acceptation, acception, active use, adjectival phrase, antonym, appliance, application, articulation, automatism, bad habit, bon …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MODERN — Synonyms and related words : Young Turk, a la mode, actual, advanced, all the rage, all the thing, arriviste, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DICTIONARY — Synonyms and related words : biographical dictionary, cant, chemical dictionary, desk dictionary, dialect dictionary, dictionary of quotations, electronics dictionary, etymological …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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