Content
The Dizionario Medio di Italiano has been completely overhauled. Its updated contents, its new list of headwords, the reorganization of its entries, and its clear and simple explanations make it an indispensable tool for effectively interpreting current Italian. Its two-color graphics and convenient, easy-to-handle format allow for quick and easy reference.
This volume is designed especially to meet the needs of students but also serves those who need to broaden their knowledge of Italian for work or hobby. Accordingly, plenty of room is given to the fast-paced changes in everyday Italian, often in connection to the literary language, and to the ever-evolving jargons of various walks of life. Careful attention is paid to grammar and language notes.
- 130,000 headwords and definitions
- new structure for definitions to place two-word terms in clear view for easy reference
- stress and hyphenation of Italian words
- phonetic transcription of foreign words
- morphology and construction of verbs, nouns, and adjectives
- synonyms and antonyms
- grammar and vocabulary notes to sort out common doubts about language
- marking of most often used words
- appendix of acronyms, abbreviations, and verb-conjugation tables
In addition, essay on word formation to better understand the origin and meaning of the many words made up of prefixes and suffixes.
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CD-ROM
Features:
- simple and advanced search functions in the full text of the dictionary and in various entry fields (definitions, examples, idioms, compounds, synonyms)
- integrates with Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer
- highlighting of morphology, constructions, compounds
- reference to synonyms and antonyms, usage notes, and conjugation tables for regular and irregular verbs
- direct link to the www.garzantilinguistica.it website
System requirements
Operating system: Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista - CPU: Pentium III 600 MHz (for Vista - 1 GHz) - RAM: 128 MB (for Vista - 1 GB) - CD-ROM drive: 2x or better - Microsoft Word: version 2000 or higher (optional, needed only for Microsoft Word integration) - Internet Explorer: version 6.x - Free disk space: approximately 150 MB.
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