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The advanced learner's dictionary is the most common type of monolingual learner's dictionary, that is, a dictionary written for someone who is learning a foreign language and who has a proficiency level of B2 or above according to the Common European Framework. It differs from a bilingual or translation dictionary, on the one hand, and a standard dictionary written for native speakers or linguistic scholars, on the other.

Although advanced learner's dictionaries have been produced for learners of several languages (including Chinese, Dutch, German, and Spanish) the majority are written for learners of English.

The best-known advanced learner's dictionaries are:

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, first published in 1948
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, first published in 1978
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary, first published in 1987
Cambridge International Dictionary of English, first published in 1995
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, first published in 2002
Merriam-Webster Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, first published in 2008

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v t e Dictionaries of English

Old and Middle English dictionaries	An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary · Dictionary of Old English · Middle English Dictionary

Historic dictionaries	A Dictionary of the English Language · The New World of English Words · A New English Dictionary · An Universal Etymological English Dictionary

Descriptive dictionaries	Oxford English Dictionary · Dictionary of American English · Australian Oxford Dictionary · Canadian Oxford Dictionary · Century Dictionary · Dictionary of American Regional English · Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of English Usage · Webster's Third New International Dictionary

Prescriptive dictionaries	The American Heritage Dictionary · Webster's Dictionary · Chambers Dictionary · Collins English Dictionary · New Oxford American Dictionary · Webster's New World Dictionary · Concise Oxford English Dictionary · Macquarie Dictionary · Oxford Dictionary of English · Penguin English Dictionary · Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · Shorter Oxford English Dictionary · World Book Dictionary

Online dictionaries	Collaborative International Dictionary of English · Corpus of Contemporary American English · Wordnik · Urban Dictionary

Learners/ESL dictionaries	Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary · Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary · Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary · Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English · Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary · Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners

Slang dictionaries	Historical Dictionary of American Slang · A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew · A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

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