The latest edition of the crossworder's standard dictionary.

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Product Description

Distinguished and much respected, The Chambers Dictionary is the most comprehensive and authoritative single-volume dictionary of English available. It is the dictionary for people who pride themselves on their knowledge and use of language, and for people who want a dictionary that gives both modern and historical meanings. It is also a dictionary no crossword or Scrabble enthusiast can afford to be without as it is the official dictionary for Scrabble in the UK.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6404 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1839 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's official! The word techie--a devotee of or expert in (some aspect of) technology--has made it into the Chambers Dictionary. And there are a slew of other net-specific words too, including netiquette, browsing, applet, span, cybersex and cybercafé. It just goes to show how the world of computing and electronic communications has advanced and changed our world. Of course, there are also those other little things that have become part of our lives: Prozac, sound bite, cellulite...

Synopsis
"The Chambers Dictionary" is established as the dictionary of choice for all word-lovers and crossword enthusiasts. It is known for its comprehensive coverage of English and for its tradition of including the occasional light-hearted definition in its pages. Alone among modern single-volume dictionaries, it retains an interest in the past as well as the present, offering a rich stock of words from our literary heritage as well as covering recent developments in English. The dictionary has now been updated to include definitions of more than 500 new words that have entered the language since the publication of the previous edition in 2003.

From the Publisher
The thumb-indexed edition of The Chambers Dictionary does include thumb notches as well as a ribbon marker. We apologize that one of the Amazon reviewers received a faulty copy that did not have these notches. We would ask anyone who receives a faulty copy of one of our books to please contact us so that we can rectify the situation; our UK telephone number is 0131 556 5929.

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Customer Reviews

A to Z
Had a Chambers dictionary for years and just bought another. Still the same quality - all entries in alphabetical order so they're easy to find and all the words you could possibly think of - and more. To top it all, it even explains what each word means. Keep finding I skip around a lot and don't think I'll ever finish it. Seriously though I have found it to be the best brand of dictionary in terms of quantity, layout and ease of use.

The best single-volume dictionary there is
This is the best single-volume dictionary of the English Language. If you know Chambers, then you need no persuading. If you don't, then it's time to get one.
It's the recommended reference for most of the best crosswords.

But look on Amazon at the thumb-index version of this dictionary, which should be more expensive, but for some reason is actually a few pounds cheaper. That's the one I've bought, and it's superb.

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one great dictionary. Although not perfect (especially in persistant use of semicolons for sense differentation - here Oxford Dictionary of English is definitely more user-friendly) the Chambers Dictionary 10 ed. is definitely worth buying for its unbelievable richness of words. There are no encyclopedic entries but that only makes more room for new and specialized vocabulary. Still, I'd advise getting one more dictionary of this size like ODE, for comparison and as mentioned above for more user-friendly layout of the entry. I own both of these and I can say they complement each other perfectly