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Concise Oxford English Dictionary 11TH Edition
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind around the world and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh
edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including 900 new words. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and provides
hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.
New to this edition is a fascinating Word Histories feature, detailing the origins and development of 100 words, such as accolade and candid. This dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language, from formal to slang,
plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Review:
"This mini-edition of a giant known as the OED claims to pack the authority of the original into a handy size ideal for use in schools, offices, and at home."--Library Journal
Synopsis:
Authoritative and up-to-date, this edition offers rich vocabulary coverage and contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions--including 900 new words--and provides hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780198608646
- Editor:
- Soanes, Catherine
- Editor:
- Stevenson, Angus
- Editor:
- Soanes, Catherine
- Editor:
- Stevenson, Angus
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Subject:
- Dictionaries
- Subject:
- English language
- Subject:
- Dictionaries - General
- Subject:
- General Reference
- Subject:
- Reference | English Dictionaries
- Subject:
- Reference | Engl
- Subject:
- ish Dictionaries
- Edition Number:
- 11
- Edition Description:
- Eleventh
- Series:
- Concise Dictionary
- Publication Date:
- July 2004
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- 11 halftones, 6 maps
- Pages:
- 1708
- Dimensions:
- 9.56x6.20x2.46 in. 3.59 lbs.
