Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary with cd was first published as cambridge international dictionary of english in 1995 by the cambridge university press this monolingual dictionary can be used by people of any age and it helps people to learn how to speak english naturally and with confidence the meanings in the dictionary are clear and concise and it comes with some extra learning material which can be of great use it has an up-to-date vocabulary and it is designed for people who want to learn english at an advanced levelcambridge advanced learner's dictionary with cd contains words from the areas of society, language, media, technology and lifestyle, along with some important words for academics there are nearly 140,000 phrases, words, examples and meanings in the book it also has illustrations, along with pictures and detailed definitions the dictionary also contains a new section titled focus on writing the book can be used both as a reference book and a study companion the cd that comes with with the book contains recordings in american and british englishthis book has been revised to be more user friendly as compared to its earlier version readers can also learn the difference between british and american english by listening to the cd cambridge advanced learner's dictionary with cd was published by cambridge university press in paperback format in 2008 - from Amzon