A S Hornby wrote the first OALD. Find out about The Man Who Made Dictionaries.
'Students can easily find and understand the meaning of a word and aren't afraid of actually using a dictionary'
Celina Beatríz Beccaria, Teacher, Argentina
The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary has sold over 35 million copies. It is the world's best-selling advanced learner's dictionary.
Now there are 8 new reasons to choose Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th edition.
Oxford iWriter on CD-ROM - an interactive tutor to plan, write and review different types of essays and presentations.
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» Joanna Turnbull, OALD 8 Managing Editor, talks about Oxford iWriter
Interactive whiteboard-friendly CD-ROM now with My Topics, Topic Vocabulary Banks, integrated Thesaurus, new activities and downloadable resources.
1000 NEW words and meanings covering technology, lifestyle, slang, and the economy
» Suzanne Webb, OALD 8 editor, talks about new words in
OALD 8
» Check the meaning of new words such as staycation, carbon trading, stack it in OALD 8 online
64-page colour Visual Vocabulary Builder with new illustrations, new photos, and new topics
» Suzanne Webb, OALD 8 editor, explains how the Visual Vocabulary Builder helps advanced level learners
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Oxford 3000™plus shows students the most important words to know and their most important meanings
» Patrick Phillips, OALD editor, explains Oxford 3000™plus and how it expands learners' vocabulary
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Topic Collocation boxes show the words that work together in the context of everyday and exam topics
