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Useful Books

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.

Canadian Oxford Dictionary by Katherine Barber (Editor)
Call Number: Reference :PE3235 C36 2004 & Online
Publication Date: 2005-
The dictionary's 300,000 words define English as it is used worldwide and particularly in Canada. Note: Online access is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Guide to Canadian English Usage by Margery Fee; Janice McAlpine
Call Number: Ref. PE3235 F44 2011
Publication Date: 2011
With the Guide to Canadian English Usage, writers will have an authoritative reference based on Canadian sources that provides direction on numerous details of the language.
The American Heritage Dictionary for Learners of English
Call Number: PE1628 A6229 2002
Publication Date: 2002
Specially designed to meet the needs of ESL students, this dictionary is packed with more than 40,000 translations.
Oxford Dictionary of English by Angus Stevenson (Editor)
Call Number: Electronic Resource
Publication Date: 2015
Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past
DK Illustrated Oxford Dictionary by Frank R. Abate (Editor)
Call Number: Ref PE1629 D58 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Visual dictionaries can be very helpful resources to learn new vocabulary as you identify words with images that illustrate them.