Essential American English Dictionary
The Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary is ideal for learners of English who want to build confidence in using an English-only dictionary. It has the words, phrases, and collocations that beginning learners of American English need to know, with easy-to-understand definitions and audio pronunciations, and thousands of carefully chosen example sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
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The Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary is based on original research on the unique Cambridge English Corpus, and includes all the vocabulary that students need to know at CEFR A1–B1 levels from the English Vocabulary Profile.
Acknowledgements
Chief Editor
Colin McIntosh
Chief US Editor
Wendalyn Nichols
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