In fields from law to history, from classics to botany, Latin continues to play a role in modern studies--indeed, it lies at the heart of Western culture. The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary provides a convenient guide to this essential language, specially designed to assist today's reader.
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BL More than 50,000 entries
BL Over 120,000 translations
BL Full grammatical information on each word
BL Complete guidance to meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguity
BL Includes liturgical and botanical Latin terms
BL Classical Latin pronunciation guidance
BL Appendices on historical personalities and mythological characters
BL Listings of geograhical names with English explanations of their locations and significance

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