Product Description The Cambridge International Dictionary of English (CIDE) is the result of several years' language research and analysis. It contains many features to help learners find the word they are looking for quickly and, having found it, understand it easily. The dictionary uses guide words which help to distinguish immediately between different senses of the same word. A strictly controlled defining vocabulary of 2000 words ensures that the definitions are well within the ability of the learner. A phrase index gives instant access to the 17,000 idioms and compounds in the dictionary. Example sentences, over 110,000, give as comprehensive a picture as possible of the modern English Language. Synopsis The "Cambridge International Dictionary of English" (CIDE) is the result of several years' language research and analysis. It contains many features to help learners find the word they are looking for quickly.