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  2. Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words - Wikipedia

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    Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words (ISBN 0-7679-1043-5) is a book by Bill Bryson, published under several titles since 1984, that catalogues some of the English language's most commonly misused words and phrases in order to demonstrate preferable usage. It helps writers and editors to think about how to make written communication clearer.

  3. List of dictionaries by number of words - Wikipedia

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    RedFox Pro Online dictionary. The free version has over 300,000 Finnish words and the Pro version has over 800,000 Finnish words. The dictionary has agglomerated other dictionaries, such as technical ones, [7] and the largest set comes from Wordnet. [8] This dictionary essentially does not include inflections. English: 795,606

  4. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English.The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and "learner's ...

  5. The Free Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    It is a sister site to The Free Dictionary and usage examples in the form of "references in classic literature" taken from the site's collection are used on The Free Dictionary 's definition pages. In addition, double-clicking on a word in the site's collection of reference materials brings up the word's definition on The Free Dictionary.

  6. Collins English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The 1979 edition of the dictionary, with Patrick Hanks as editor and Laurence Urdang as editorial director, was the first British English dictionary to be typeset from the output from a computer database in a specified format. This meant that every aspect of an entry was handled by a different editor using different forms or templates.

  7. List of online dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    LexSite non-collaborative English-Russian dictionary with contextual phrases; Linguee collaborative dictionary and contextual sentences; Madura English-Sinhala Dictionary free English to Sinhala and vice versa; Multitran multilingual online dictionary centered on Russian, and provides an opportunity of adding own translation

  8. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Representing oneself, without counsel. Also known as pro per representation. / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː, ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ / pro tanto: for so much A partial payment of an award or claim, based on the defendant's ability to pay. pro tem: abbreviation of pro tempore, meaning "for the time being" Something, such as an office held, that is temporary ...

  9. Words and Phrases Legally Defined - Wikipedia

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    Saunders, John B. Words and Phrases Legally Defined; 3rd ed. London: Butterworths ISBN 978-0-406-08044-8. 1988 - 1990. Volumes 1, 2, and 4. Snippet view from Google Books. Saunders, John B (general editor). Words and Phrases Legally Defined. Second Edition. Butterworths. London. 1969 - 1970. SBN 406 08030 5 (for the complete set). Volumes 1, 2 ...