The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary [Large Print]

By: Oxford Languages

Book Overview

The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary is a brand new large print dictionary, offering to visually impaired readers an Oxford-quality dictionary in a large, clear font.

In addition to solid coverage of the core English vocabulary, including new words and senses, with definitions that are concise and easy-to-understand, theOxford American Large Print Dictionary also includes thousands of difficult and literary words that are most often looked up. It also includes short, accessible notes on difficult spellings, confusable words, and tricky areas of usage.

The book's clear page layout, designed in association with Lighthouse International, offers enlarged fonts, larger margins, generous linespacing, and good quality paper, ensuring that there is a minimum of glare and show-through.
All Oxford American dictionaries use an easy-to-use respelling system to show how entries are pronounced. It uses simple, familiar markings to represent common American English sounds.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195300785
• ISBN13: 9780195300789
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1464 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good dictionary with limitations

It's just the nature of the beast, a large print dictionary would be gigantic if it was truly comprehensive. The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary is a reasonable choice. considering the inherent limitations. The font is large and crisp, the layout is clean, the paper is decent quality but the definitions are brief and you won't find every word you're looking for. Not every word used in the definitions are defined themselves.

Print is easy to read

I bought this dictionary for my grandmother who suffers from glaucoma and has lost much of her vision. She loves doing crossword puzzles but has found it difficult in the last years. This Christmas, when she opened up the large print dictionary, she was really happy. It was a perfect gift!

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This large print book is very easy to read and handy to have around. The definitions are a little short.

Oxford American Large Print review by jac

Excellent book. Love the large print. Lots of info.