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Summary: phenomenal literature
Review: Spectacular! This is the best reading i've come across in years, truly a compelling novel that will inspire You to read with sedulity, action packed, fast moving, dramatic, emotional; this book has everything! More seriously, this is an excellent dictionary, complete, and has some very useful sections on grammar, poetry, and miscellaneous Latin divers data
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Summary: excellent value
Review: Such a wealth of information in such a portable size. It's very nice to see that this 2nd edition has corrections of some minor errors from the 1st (I still have that one, bought for Latin class a few decades ago), such as a "habemamini" in the conjugation tables now being the correct "habebamini", and the gender of the noun "mare" now given correctly. But they still don't show the long vowels in the tables for the perfect subjunctive active, which would have been handy for distinguishing some of those from the corresponding future-perfect indicative active forms. Anyhow, the main thing is the very well-chosen entry words, many with typical idiomatic phrases included. This little dictionary is a *great* value.
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Summary: Omnia Mecum Porto Noscete Me Ipsum
Review: The above Latin expression translated means "Wisdom Lies Within You Know Yourself." Never a more true statement. In todays' world, full of modern equipment, cellular phones, email, fast food and instant everything, we have long forgotten an older language, an older form of communication that has not truly disappeared from our vocabulary. Political expressions such as "E Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one) are examples of how Latin has not died. A dead language ? Not in the least. Although you will not find any person speaking Latin at an office, at a school or university(perhaps at a university, but that's an exception), you will not be surprised to discover that the roots of most Western languages are based on Latin. These include Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, Italian being the closest language to Latin. This dictionary provides a surplus of Latin words and phrases that will make you a Latin speaker in no time. Five Stars. But only for the serious minded.
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Summary: Stare Decisis...
Review: The COLLINS GEM LATIN DICTIONARY by Professor Kidd remains a treasure for students of many stripes and disciplines. Language, law, Theology, History, philosophy, literature and even contemporary journalism benefit from "conversational" access to this most living and vibrant of "dead languages". The "tiny" COLLINS opus is genuinely MAGNUS in providing authoritative access in the well-known "pocket-book" format of about 675 pp. Besides dual translation of Latin-English; English-Latin; there are grammatical review features on Noun declensions, and Verb conjugation. There is a brief but informative foreword describing Classical sources of respective entries with proper caveat concerning "modern" translations from English into Latin.This is a wonderful book for serious students and academics who,lacking Classical scholarship,need...or would enjoy..."user friendly place" to seek dependable Latin translations and sense of proper usage.THE COLLINS LATIN GEM DICTIONARY has been recognized as authentic gem since its first publication in 1957. It set the precedent as a linguistic milestone to rival any Once-or-Future Latin tome or trot. STARE DECISIS: Let this precedent stand...
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Summary: An ideal dictionary for beginners, but too simple for others
Review: The COLLINS GEM LATIN DICTIONARY is a superb little dictionary that is superior to even other language dictionaries in the Collins Gem series. It is both a Latin - English and English - Latin dictionary, and includes several appendices on terminology of Roman cultural matters. The Latin-English portion contains nearly all words the high school student or undergrad are likely to come across. It is followed by a brief summary of Latin grammar and verse. The grammar is sufficient only for students of the most basic level of competency in Latin, but the explanation of verse is insightful and will satisfy even higher-level students. The appendix of place-names in Latin and their equivalents in English is a godsend for students who can handle texts just fine except for place-names which are missing from many larger resources. One caveat is that the dictionary seems a little too large if one is not going to be using the English - Latin section. High school students, and university students taking a course in Latin composition will find this section most helpful. Those whose use of a Latin dictionary is limited to deciphering problematic words in an otherwise clearly readable text will find an entire half of the dictionary to be unnecessary and may resent the larger size of what could be an ideally compact dictionary. For beginning students of Latin, the COLLINS GEM LATIN DICTIONARY is the dictionary to get. It is not ideal for higher level study, but students with a few years of experience should have already invested in a copy of LEWIS & SHORT'S LATIN DICTIONARY.
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Summary: Excellent for what it is....
Review: This book is a great miniature lexicon for those who need a quick and physically handy reference for Latin. It goes beyond the "basics" and is adequate for more advanced perusal. However, the book _is_ printed on a type of "pulp paper" and its pages are merely "glued in" (so-call "perfect binding"). All things considered, for the money, it is a bargain and you can't go wrong.
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Summary: Handy reference
Review: This little volume, as a reference, is a giant in its own way. However, I wish the publishers had elected to print it on better paper (my copy is printed on 'pulp paper') and to have offered it with a sewn binding (my copy is so-called "perfect bound", i.e., pages glued-in like a common paperback). Aside from its physical cheapness, the book is a gem and a really handy source for all students and for any person who desires a convenient pocket tome to refresh/verify their Latin.
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Summary: Wonderful- Easy and handy
Review: This small dictionary is surely the best choice for the beginners of Latin. The explainations are easy & clear, and you can find most words you need as a beginner. I'm studying with "Oxford Latin 1" and "The Complete idiot's guide....". With both books, this dictionary worked very well. Also as its small, you can have it around you all the time, which is really important. I may need another bigger one if I study Latin more deeply, but at the moment I am VERY satisfied.
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Summary: Wonderful- Easy and handy
Review: This small dictionary is surely the best choice for the beginners of Latin. The explainations are easy & clear, and you can find most words you need as a beginner. I'm studying with "Oxford Latin 1" and "The Complete idiot's guide....". With both books, this dictionary worked very well. Also as its small, you can have it around you all the time, which is really important. I may need another bigger one if I study Latin more deeply, but at the moment I am VERY satisfied.
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Summary: So tiny - but GREAT!
Review: When this dictionary came in the mail, I was dismayed at the tiny size. Having studied French, Spanish and Korean in the past, I thought dictionaries had to be huge to be useful. So I stuck it on the shelf.
Then I came to a word I wanted a bit more information on, picked up this book, and was very pleasantly surprised. I've literally kept it at my right side whenever studying my Latin ever since then. It is so easy to grab and hold while keeping one's place in another book that now I can't imagine struggling with another 5-pound tome! Review by Janet Knori, author of Awakening in God
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