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Le Petit Larousse Illustré 2011

The benchmark for encyclopedic dictionaries

Le Petit Larousse Illustré is the benchmark dictionary for the whole family - the best in its category since 1905. Both a standard dictionary and an encyclopedia, it's an indispensable tool for understanding, exploring and updating knowledge and getting involved in the major topics of today's world.

New for the 2011 edition

• 150 new common nouns: words, meanings, expressions and phrases covering various knowledge areas, from the environment to economics, social issues, politics, culture and new technologies. A number of entries come from French-speaking countries and regions around the world.
• 50 new proper nouns introducing new high-profile individuals from the worlds of politics, astrophysics, mathematics, architecture, literature (from Germany, the US, France, Italy, Japan and elsewhere), navigation, the arts, filmmaking, dance, acting and music.
• 8 new illustrated plates in the grand Larousse tradition, covering spices, carnivorous plants, coral, endangered species, the Football World Cup, Nobel Peace Prize winners, traditional habitats and major bridges of the world. With these new additions, the dictionary's 2011 edition now has over 100 plates.
• 40 humorous drawings to illustrate double meanings of words and expressions, created by such major press illustrators as Cabu, Catherine Meurisse, Cestac, Charb, Druillet, Fred, Jul, Lecroart, Lewis Trondheim, MissTic, Moebius, Soledad, Wiaz, Willem and Wolinski.
• Gift with purchase: when you buy Le Petit Larousse Illustré 2011, you will also receive Le Plus Petit Dictionnaire Larousse, a micro-dictionary that can accompany you anywhere.

 

As always Le Petit Larousse Illustré is the most complete dictionary, an all-in-one, 150,000-definition volume that comprises both common (59,000) and proper (28,000) nouns.

With its various encyclopedic features, Le Petit Larousse Illustré is far more than just a dictionary:

• 5,000 illustrations and more than 300 color maps
• An illustrated timeline of world history with over 1,000 key dates
• The famous pink pages of quotes, proverbs and historical words
• A list of words whose spellings have changed
• A grammar section
• Bonus with the large-format volume: a world atlas and the flags of all nations

Available as of June 8, 2010!

Le Petit Larousse Illustré 2011, 15 x 23 cm, 1,952 pages, €29.90

Le Petit Larousse 2011, large-format volume, 19 x 28 cm, 2,016 pages, €44.90