*French & Francophone Studies*

The standard abridged French dictionary, a concise version of the expansive eight-volume "Grand Robert" or Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française.

Over 80,000 words - the most extensive coverage of any French language dictionary today. The most comprehensive entries: phonetic transcriptions, evolution of form, etymology and dates, precise definitions, and usage - both usual and unusual - of words in their context (speeches, examples, quotations). Over one million analogical cross-references to help readers find their way in the French language. Over 255,000 quotations [publisher's description]