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The meaning of all the most common Italian words and their grammatical usage is explained in clear and simple but precise terms, with a wealth of examples and notes.
The vast number of words included makes this dictionary a tool suitable for the youngest learners, from elementary-school age to the start of middle school.
Combining methodological precision with a playful approach, this dictionary stimulates curiosity and interest in broadening one’s knowledge of Italian.
Color printing, proper use of graphic symbols, and the use of line drawings make reference to this volume especially easy and enjoyable.
This work stands out for the way it helps the pupil — and his or her adult coach — assimilate the meaning of each new word thanks to the gradual progression from the concreteness of the text to the abstract definition.
As a result, the words are, for the most part, introduced by examples.
The example is then followed by a definition, leading the young learner from the concrete and from usage to the identification of meaning.
- more than 15,000 entries
- grammar notes
- synonyms and antonyms
- idiomatic expressions, proverbs, notes on the curious origins and histories of words
- 48 color plates with the elementary vocabulary of various fields (minerals, vegetables, animals, anatomy, transportation, flags, etc.)
- the most common acronyms and abbreviations, place names and their adjectives
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