This is a revised and updated edition of a popular and best-selling dictionary. It is the most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind, one specially designed to be quickly and easily used in everyday life.
Offering over 65,000 concise and readable entries, The Oxford Dictionary of Current English gives over 75,000 definitions, and provides usage notes that reflect the very latest patterns in the way English is both written and spoken. Including new words such as ageism, crop circle, ecu, karaoke, and peace dividend, it also provides spelling help for irregular forms, many example sentences, and unabbreviated, easy-to-follow etymologies. This revised edition also lists compound words as main headwords, includes a fascinating new words survey, and clearly divides word senses, making it more accessible than ever.
For business people, writers, students, and anyone who wants to use English correctly and effectively, The Oxford Dictionary of Current English is an indispensable reference tool.
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- Dictionaries & Thesauruses
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Author : Thompson,Della
Language : English
Edition : Revised
Published :1996-09-12
Number Of Pages : 1104
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0198600755
ISBN-13 : 9780198600756
Item weight : 1.35 lb
Dimensions : 1.3 in x 4.5 in x 7.1 in
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