Download or read book Collins Shorter Dictionary & Thesaurus written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-volume reference book combines a mid-range dictionary and thesaurus in a parallel text format, enabling the user to find both the dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page. Because of this practical arrangement of text, meanings, spelling, pronunciation, usage, and a range of alternative words can be found in one place without further looking up.