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MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES:
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• Larousse Spanish Monolingual Dictionary
• Oxford Quebec French Monolingual Dictionary
• PONS German Monolingual Dictionary

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• Oxford German Dictionary (English and German)
• Oxford Spanish Dictionary (English and Spanish)
• Oxford Russian Dictionary (English and Russian)
• Oxford Chinese Dictionary (English and Chinese)
• Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary (English and Italian)
• Oxford Hindi Dictionary (English and Hindi)
• Oxford English Urdu Dictionary (English and Urdu)
• Oxford Essential Portuguese Dictionary (English and Portuguese)
• Oxford Japanese Mini Dictionary (English and Japanese)
• Oxford Greek Mini Dictionary (English and Greek)
• Oxford Softpress English Bulgarian Mini Dictionary
• Concise Oxford-River Books English-Thai Dictionary

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