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Duden –German dictionary of synonyms
Captivating, clear, and informative Duden – German dictionary of synonyms gives alternatives to phrase your ideas more precisely. The new 4th edition is based on the obligatory rules dated August, 2006. What other words stand for interessant or darstellen, erklären, fröhlich and machen? Does the word anscheinend mean the same as scheinbar? Is there any difference between selbst and selber? All the words you look up are easily found by the keywords, intricate system of cross-references was rejected. To make the work with the dictionary still easier, all the synonyms in the entry are arranged into groups according to their similarity with the keyword based on style, origin, correlation in temporal and professional aspect.

• 300 000 synonyms for more than 20 000 up-to-date keywords;
• Helpful word usage examples (e.g. for the word Erziehungsurlaub the officially prescribed synonym is Elternzeit; previously used word taubstumm corresponds to modern gehörlos);
• Alternative apt expressions for 200 idioms (e.g. the expression das A und O has several synonymous words and phrases: Brennpunkt, das Wesentliche, das Wichtigste, der springende Punkt; Dreh- und Angelpunkt, Hauptpunkt, and Hauptsache).

This reference book is also incredibly useful for the foreigners learning German seriously.

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