This dictionary aims to give concise a nd accurate definitions of 24,000 of the most impo r tant wo r ds in use in the English a nd Italian languages today.

A pronunciation system ba sed on the International Phonetic Alphabet in used. Pronunciation is given fo r all headwo r ds in both sections of the dictionary, a nd also fo r se lected subentries in the Italian-English section.

Modern technical, commercial, a nd info r mal usage is given particular attention, in preference to outmoded terms o r other expressions not in common contempo r ary use.

Definitions are numbered in o r der to distinguish senses, a nd abbreviations are used to indicate use in specific technical, scientific, o r commercial fields. An additional feature is the inclusion of idiomatic expressions a nd phrases, so necessary fo r the understa nding a nd use of the fo r eign language.

This dictionary, with its emphasis on modernity, together wiyh it is compact fo r m a nd clear typeface, should prove indispensable in the home, at school, in the office, a nd abroad.