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The Oxford 3000™
The keywords of the Oxford 3000 have been carefully selected by a group of language experts and experienced teachers as the words which should receive priority in vocabulary study because of their importance and usefulness.
The Oxford 3000 introduction
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The Oxford 3000 wordlist
Arts words
Science words
Business and finance words
Word of the Month
Find out about new expressions that are coming into English.
This month: Chelsea tractor
Exercises
Exercises for use with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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Latest article: Europe's biggest ever peacetime fire
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