The Great Oxford Dictionary | Book

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Product Information Now updated with more than 3,000 new words and meanings, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary manages more than a third of the OED's coverage at a tenth of the size. More than 500,000 definitions adorn the 3,984 pages, and the innovative, open design makes this vast amount of information easily navigable and identifiable. The Shorter covers virtually every word or phrase used in English worldwide since 1700. Based on continuous research for the Oxford English Dictionary, the changing meanings of each definition are traced throughout history and illustrated by more than 83,000 citations from approximately 7,000 authors. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is the most comprehensive, thorough, and up-to-date unabridged dictionary in the world, and an essential resource for any library. Product Identifiers Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN-10 0198604572 ISBN-13 9780198604570 eBay Product ID (ePID) 2326121 Product Key Features Author Angus Stevenson, William R. Trumble Release Name Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: ON Historical Principles Format Hardcover Language English Features Revised Release Year 2002 Type Not Available Number of Pages 3793 Pages Dimensions Item Length 11" Item Height 5.4" Item Width 8.5" Item Weight 218.7" Issue Description Revised edition issue number 5 reviews '. . . amazing value for money. . . “The new SOED is everything you would expect from it.” Keith Waterhouse, Daily Mail, “Review from previous issue. If yo

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 2002
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0198604572
• Condition: Very Good

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