The Canadian Oxford High School Dictionary

Based on the award-winning, best-selling Canadian Oxford Dictionary, "The Canadian [Oxford] [High] School Dictionary" has been edited to meet the needs of students from the ages of 14 years and up.

With 80,000 entries, it features over 2,000 uniquely Canadian words and senses.

Each of these entries is exceptionally reliable, utilizing the research conducted to compile The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, for which five professionally trained lexicographers spent five years examiningdatabases containing over 20 million words of Canadian text from more than 8,000 Canadian sources of astonishing diversity. Over 800 usage boxes offer staightforward explanation on common problems like spelling, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, confusable words, and other difficulties a student might encounter.

Pronunciations have been written in a simplified easy-to-use sound-out system, and 27,000 illustrative examples provide extra guidance by offering additional context.

Definitions have been rewritten for ease of comprehension, and vocabulary that relates directly to the curriculum has been provided.

UsingThe Canadian Oxford Dictionary's continually updated databases "The Canadian [Oxford] [High] School Dictionary" is completely up to date and includes new words like 'cybersquatters' and 'Canadian Alliance Party'. Providing all the authority of The Canadian Oxford Dictionary in a user-friendly student's edition, "The Canadian [Oxford] [High] School Dictionary" sets a new standard of excellence for Canadian school resources.