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With that said, The New College-Latin and English Dictionary, is by far the most comprehensive Latin dictionary I have put my hands on. In comparison to the Cassell Dictionaries, The New College Dictionary offers a simple layout packed with as much information as its 663 pgs. can handle.

I first began using this particular dictionary the beginner of my third year of latin, with logical grammatical paradigms and a 70,000 word dictionary it is hard to exploit a flaw in this dictionary. Athough it is hard to give an indepth review on a dictionary, the only reassurance I can provide is that this dictionary will definately not disappoint a Latin scholar who is looking to translate classical or middle age Latin as a scholar or hobbyist.

If there are flaws in the plot, I was too busy reading to discover any. The movie didn't do it justice. Kidding aside, the dictionary is handy but the type-print is small, not overly or unreadable, but I'd have preferred larger type.

This is an excellent small dictionary. I use it constantly, and rarely fail to find a word in it whether I'm dealing with ancient or medieval texts. I own a number of Latin dictionaries both large and small, and I always start any word search by looking in this one. Some of the spelling conventions take some time to get used to (most notably, there are many entries under 'j' that I would have expected to find under 'i'), but after using it for awhile I have become accustomed to its quirks. The grammar tables in the front are logically structured and easy to read--very useful in those amnesiac moments when all of your declensions run together.