Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary

First edition

ISBN 0-00-715799-1

The Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary[1] (CCAD) from HarperCollins, first

published in 1987,[2] is a dictionary that distinguished itself by providing definitions in full
sentences, rather than excerpted phrases. Example sentences are given for almost
every meaning of every word, drawn from a large corpus of actual usage.
Except for the 6th edition, it included phonetic transcriptions based on the International
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). In some editions, a digital version on CD-ROM was included
with the dictionary in book form.
The CCAD seems to be lacking in American English definitions. However, it has an
American English equivalent titled Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American
English.

Editions[edit]
 First edition published in 1987 as Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary
 Second edition published in 1995 as Collins COBUILD Learner's Dictionary
 Third edition published in 2001 as Collins COBUILD English Dictionary for
Advanced Learners
 Fourth edition published in 2003 as Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English
Dictionary
 Fifth edition published in 2006 as Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English
Dictionary
 Sixth edition published in 2008 as Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary (CCAD)
 Seventh edition published in 2012 as Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of
English
 Eighth edition published in 2014 as Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary
 Ninth edition published in 2018 as Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary[3]

Notes[edit]
1. ^ Szynalski, Tomasz P. (1987). "Review of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English
Dictionary". Antimoon.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
2. ^ "Welcome to the Collins English Language Teaching Blog". collinselt.com. Collins. Retrieved 15
February 2017. When the first COBUILD dictionary was published in 1987 ...
3. ^ "COBUILD 30th ANNIVERSARY". collinsdictionary.com. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

External links[edit]
 Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary