If a word has alternative spellings, these are all listed under the entry. All entries are colour-coded with the most frequently used words written in red, which I liked. The LDOAE itself contains 95,000 words, meanings and phrases along with 36,000 example sentences.
This is followed by a detailed key which is important to read before using the LDOAE, as it contains quite a lot of information. The first few pages contain useful information regarding American pronunciation, phonetics, abbreviations and grammar codes, which are used throughout the dictionary. It is well presented, colourful and easy to use and is aimed at intermediate and above students. All use the IPA to indicate pronunciation.There are a number of learner’s dictionaries available on the market and the Longman Dictionary of American English is one of them. In addition, definitions are usually restricted to a simpler core vocabulary than that expected of a native speaker. These dictionaries generally contain fewer entries than full-size or collegiate dictionaries but contain additional information that would be useful to a learner of English, such as more extensive usage notes, example sentences or phrases, collocations, and both British and American pronunciations (sometimes multiple variants of the latter). For other uses, see Monolingual learner's dictionary and Advanced learner's dictionary.
Sometimes the term collegiate or college is used merely to indicate a physically smaller, more economically printed dictionary. They may be revised more often and thus contain more up to date usage. These dictionaries generally contain fewer entries (and fewer definitions per entry) than their full-size counterparts but may contain additional material, such as biographical or geopolitical information, that would be useful to a college student. Webster's Third New International Dictionary (W3) They typically only cover one variety of English. These dictionaries generally aim for extensive coverage of the language for native speakers.
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