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The Oxford Russian Desk Dictionary now incorporates the most up-to-date vocabulary to reflect the evolution of both the Russian and English languages, including new words created by recent changes in the former Soviet Union such as CD ROM, laptop computer, shelf life.It is the most comprehensive compact Russian dictionary, providing over 70,000 words and phrases and 120,000 translations. There is helpful grammatical information on points of style and usage as well as phonetic transcriptions of all English headwords.This edition is based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Russian Dictionary.
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Drawing on the work done on the Oxford Russian Dictionary, this new desk reference is the most authoritative dictionary of its size. Incorporating much up-to-date vocabulary, including new words created by recent changes in the former Soviet Union, The Oxford Russian Desk Dictionary includes over 70,000 words and phrases and 120,000 translations. As in the larger dictionary, it offers superb coverage of modern idioms andcolloquial usage, numerous illustrative examples of vocabulary in context, common abbreviations and acronyms, helpful advice on difficult points of grammar, and pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet for all English headwords. Portable, reliable, and inexpensive, The Oxford Russian Desk Dictionary is an ideal reference for students, scholars, businesspeople, and travelers.
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