The Oxford Mini School Dictionary is the ideal portable dictionary for school use. It contains the complete text of the Oxford Concise School Dictionary.Special Features :* Word origins to develop knowledge about language.* Information panels giving guidance on usage, spelling and grammar.Features :* Headwords in bold to find words easily.* Definitions are clear and accurate.* Up-to-date example sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context.* Parts of speech and inflections written out in full to build grammatical skills.* Introduction to show how to use the dictionary.* Appendices include weights and measures and countries and peoples list