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ISBN: Unknown
Page count: 2126
Language: English, Latin
Published: 1982
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press
Editor: Peter Geoffrey William Glare
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The Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD) is one of the world's most comprehensive and reputable Latin to English dictionaries. The chief editor of the eight volume publication was Peter G. W. Glare. Eighteen other contributors are listed as supporting editors. The book is 2,126 pages long and contains almost 40,000 terms. It was intended to improve upon the shortcomings of earlier versions. Production of the eight volumes spanned from 1968 until 1982. Several revised editions were released: in 1996 and most recently in 2012.

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  • Fifty years in the making, the Oxford Latin Dictionary is the first Latin-English dictionary based on a fresh reading of original sources. The Dictionary was published in eight fascicles between 1968 and 1982 and is now available in a single bound volume.

    Features of the Oxford Latin Dictionary

    • First Latin-English dictionary composed directly from original sources
    • Comprehensive coverage of classical Latin with entries for approximately 40,000 words
    • Based on a collection of over one million quotations that illustrate the meaning and use of Latin words from the earliest known instance
    • Definitions are in modern English and based on modern lexicographical principles
    • Up-to-date with the inclusion of better texts as well as epigraphical material that was previously unavailable

    The Oxford Latin Dictionary is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work for students, teachers, professionals, and general readers interested in classical languages and literature, ancient history, medieval studies, languages, art history, ancient philosophy, religion, archaeology, law, medicine, and natural science.

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Peter G.W. Glare was a British lexicographer and chief editor of the Oxford Latin Dictionary.
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Front cover1Publisher's Notev3Aids to the Readerix6I. Authors and Worksix6II. Supplementary List of Modern Collections, etc.xx17III. General Abbreviationsxxi18IV-VI. (additional front matter)xxiii20A121B222242C246266D482502E583605F664685G752773H780801I812832K9891011L9891011M10561078N11531176O12101233P12791302Q15291553R15701594S16731696T18971921V20002025X21242149Y21242149Z21252150
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Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.

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