The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary by Morwood, James

ISBN: 019864227X

Author: Morwood, James

Condition: new

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:BL More than 50,000 entriesBL Over 120,000 translationsBL Full grammatical information on each wordBL Complete guidance to meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguityBL Includes liturgical and botanical Latin termsBL Classical Latin pronunciation guidanceBL Appendices on historical personalities and mythological charactersBL Listings of geograhical names with English explanations of their locations and significanceFor 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.