Oxford English Mini Dictionary

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It is uniquely powered by the Oxford Children’s Corpus, the largest bank of children’s language in English, so you can be confident that all entries are clearly written in child-friendly language that children actually understand. The correct format for glossary citations varies depending on whether you’re using APA or MLA format. Likewise, if you’re using a specific or controversial definition from a certain glossary that’s different from other definitions, you need to cite your source. Within the heading material, Jig, Reel, Hornpipe, Strathspey and Medley are often abbreviated to the initial letter. Collins online dictionary and reference resources draw on the wealth of reliable and authoritative information about language, thanks to the extensive use of our corpora - vast databases of language - both in English and in other languages.

We try to give enough detail in MaxiCribs so that the average dancer who has not previously met the dance can readily understand it and perform it at a Ball. As an aid to readers, these works sometimes provide a glossary to define the difficult words, so readers can look them up quickly without consulting a dictionary. An unparalleled resource for word lovers, word gamers, and word geeks everywhere, Collins online Unabridged English Dictionary draws on Collins extensive language databases and covers many literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and setters as well as Scrabble players.When these difficult words are defined in a glossary at the end of a work, readers can look up the definitions quickly without consulting a dictionary. Written by medical and nursing specialists, it provides concise entries on the theory and practice of nursing, and comprehensive coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions. The Floozie In The Jacuzzi has examples of all of the forms of information available in these dance instruction pages (apart from the deviser's original instructions). On the 'Crib Diagrams pages' the Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams are available FREE but, in recognition of the author (Keith Rose, of the Bedford Scottish Dance Group) you may wish to add a short note crediting him wherever you use his diagrams in public. If a Figure is to be performed normally, it is simply named with only the participating Dancers identified; if some modification of the Figure is involved, usually at the end, the whole modified Figure may be described in detail.

Permitted Use Of These Dance Cribs Feel free to use any of the crib pages on this site to help produce your own dance cribs or programmes - (simply copy/paste any cribs wherever you wish) but please note these points first. In his MiniCrib, Charles Upton (and now his successors) provide descriptions with a consistent format for over 6000 dances which are eminently suitable as an aide-mémoire for a dancer at a more formal event. The RSCDS issues Standard terminology for use in the description of Scottish Country Dances, a document defining how the formal terms are to be used by any deviser offering her/his dance for inclusion in an RSCDS publication. When choosing an electronic dictionary, make sure that it includes a thesaurus, voice feature, and USB capabilities for transferring the data to other devices. The Steps required are usually understood implicitly from the Type of dance but, where necessary, the Step to be used is defined explicitly, for example, Set with Highland Schottische setting step.A glossary comes at the end of a book or paper, so readers can find it easily when they need it while reading. Availability of publications containing authoritative descriptions of even the most popular devisers' dances was haphazard in the extreme. In addition, it will correct your spelling, help with pronunciation and provide references to biographies.