The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019864227X ISBN 13: 9780198642275

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In fields from law to history, from classics to botany, Latin continues to play a role in modern studies--indeed, it lies at the heart of Western culture. The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides a convenient guide to this essential language, specially designed to assist today's reader. Here are just a few of the features that make The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary the foremost lexicon of its size:
· More than 50,000 entries
· Over 120,000 translations
· Full grammatical information on each word
· Complete guidance to meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguity
· Includes liturgical and botanical Latin terms
· Classical Latin pronunciation guidance
· Appendices on historical personalities and mythological characters
· Listings of geograhical names with English explanations of their locations and significance

For any student, scholar, or professional tired of lugging a weighty tome whenever a Latin reference is required, The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides the answer: an authoritative, succinct lexicon of this seminal ancient language.

About this title

About the Author:

James Morwood, Head of Classics, Harrow School.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 019864227X
• ISBN 13: 9780198642275
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Morwood James