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Part of the new Children's Dictionary range from Collins, Collins Primary Dictionary has been especially designed to support the language and literacy needs of children aged 8+. It places words within a context familiar to the student and extends and reinforces key dictionary skills by showing parts of speech (for example, whether a word is a noun or verb) and other forms of a word (for example plural forms as well as adjectival forms). Numbered definitions show multiple uses. Pronunication help is given for difficult or easily confusable words in a clear, easy-to-use way. Synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposite words) are given to build vocabulary and word power.The layout, highlighted headwords and colour guidewords plus the A-Z on every page should ensure that the dictionary is an easy-to-use reference tool. Colour illustrations and photographs add extra meaning and information.