Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins (Oxford Dictionary)
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A fun and informative dictionary on the origins of words. The Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins is the only dictionary of word origins for schools, featuring histories of many thousands of words. Key features include: • An engaging, funny, and absorbing history of thousands of words and phrases used in everyday language • Perfect for additional language support in primary and secondary school • Entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and 'mind-boggling' words • A full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more • Written by top word expert John Ayto • Online support with downloadable games, puzzles, and activities • For children ages 10+ and in Years 6 & 7 Review: Great for kids to learn about words and hopefully give context to spelling and meaning. - Well laid out. Interesting section in the middle with different topics that you can dip in and out of for interest. Review: Excellent. - I ordered this for my daughter who is keen to research the origins of words. The book is absolutely fantastic and exactly what we expected.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 133 Reviews |
F**A
Great for kids to learn about words and hopefully give context to spelling and meaning.
Well laid out. Interesting section in the middle with different topics that you can dip in and out of for interest.
H**N
Excellent.
I ordered this for my daughter who is keen to research the origins of words. The book is absolutely fantastic and exactly what we expected.
I**A
Great
Great
A**L
Useful...
Interesting...
C**O
Although it does not give you the complete academic explanation ...
Although it does not give you the complete academic explanation, it is perfectly sufficient even for adults.
C**N
Essential Primary Classroom Etymological Dictionary
John Ayto's book includes the etymology of a vast amount of words, this does not have general definitions as it is a dictionary of word origins. Essential for the Primary classroom (and beyond I have no doubt) as a means for exploring the fascinating history of words, support pupils to understand where the words graph and phrase come from and indeed a full definition of every prefix and suffix to support morphemic analysis, crucial to comprehension.
R**V
Very much used
It was in a used condition. Stamps inside, pencil marks and the edges are tear and wear.
T**3
Four Stars
good book
S**Z
Great information
Cool little dictionary that share some fun facts about different word origins. Can be helpful when teaching phonics/spelling.
C**N
SUPER USER FRIENDLY
Simply put word origins and easy to understand
B**R
Don't buy
Not good
E**N
Very useful and easy to read
This was a great resource that has helped my daughter tremendously as she looks up words. The history and additional information makes it easy to see how the current meaning and the origin relate and changed over time. Definitely recommended.
S**S
And easy to use
Kid friendly! And easy to use.
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