Dewey Edition22
Reviews'The [New Oxford Dictionary of English] is a model of clarity - hardly surprising given its illustrious pedigree.'Time Out, 26.08.98, 'The [New Oxford Dictionary of English] has . . . outstanding features . . . such as the display of the usage information in an easy-to-read shaded box . . . and . . . loads of useful biographical information.'Wall Street Journal (Europe), 28.08.98, ' unsettling; the rest of us should wallow and cavort through its story.'Andrew Marr in The Observer, 16.08.98, 'The [New Oxford Dictionary of English] is a model of clarity - hardlysurprising given its illustrious pedigree.'Time Out, 26.08.98, ' unsettling; the rest of us should wallow and cavortthrough its story.'Andrew Marr in The Observer, 16.08.98, 'The [New Oxford Dictionary of English] has . . . outstanding features . .. such as the display of the usage information in an easy-to-read shaded box . .. and . . . loads of useful biographical information.'Wall Street Journal (Europe), 28.08.98, 'unsettling; the rest of us should wallow and cavort through its story.'Andrew Marr in The Observer, 16.08.98, 'Review from previous edition For once, the publicity is justified. Thisis an important book, with messages for all of us . . .. Cultural conservativeswill find it very unsettling; the rest of us should wallow and cavort throughits story.'Andrew Marr in The Observer, 16.08.98, 'Review from previous edition For once, the publicity is justified. This is an important book, with messages for all of us . . .. Cultural conservatives will find it very unsettling; the rest of us should wallow and cavort through its story.'Andrew Marr in The Observer, 16.08.98
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SynopsisThe New Oxford Dictionary of English was first published in 1998 and quickly established itself as the foremost single-volume authority on the English language. This is a major new edition, now without the New in the title, but with all the features that brought world-wide acclaim to the first publication. The Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today, informed by the most up-to-date evidence and the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus. The dictionary is unique in that it places the central and most frequent meanings of each word first, followed by secondary and technical senses, slang, idioms, and historical and archaic senses. There are over 500 boxed usage notes, giving guidance on all aspects of the language and backed up by extensive analysis of 100s of millions of words of real English. Featuring 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, this dictionary offers the most comprehensive coverage of English as it is actually used in the twenty-first century. There is also a brand-new set of appendices, covering topics including countries, heads of state, and chemical elements., This dictionary focuses on English as it is used today, informed by evidence and research from the Oxford English Corpus. It places the central and most frequent meanings of each word first, followed by secondary and technical senses, slang, idioms, and historical and archaic senses. There are over 500 boxed usage notes, giving guidance on all aspects of the language and backed up by extensive analysis of 100s of millions of words of real English. Featuring 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, this dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of English as it is actually used in the 21st century. There is also a new set of appendices, covering topics including countries, heads of state, and chemical elements., Featuring 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, 12,000 encyclopedic entries, and 68,000 examples, this ground-breaking dictionary has established itself as the foremost single-volume dictionary. Drawing on Oxford's renowned language research programme this is a major new edition which has been fully revised and updated, with the addition of brand-new appendices.There are over 500 boxed usage notes, giving guidance on all aspects of the language and backed up by extensive analysis of 100s of millions of words of real English. Featuring 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, this dictionary offers the most comprehensive coverage of English as it is actually used in the twenty-first century. There is also a brand-new set of appendices, covering topics including countries, heads of state, and chemical elements., The New Oxford Dictionary of English was first published in 1998 and quickly established itself as the foremost single-volume authority on the English language. This is a major new edition, now without the New in the title, but with all the features that brought world-wide acclaim to the first publication. The Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today, informed by the most up-to-date evidence and the latestresearch from the Oxford English Corpus. The dictionary is unique in that it places the central and most frequent meanings of each word first, followed by secondary and technical senses, slang, idioms, and historical and archaic senses. There are over 500 boxed usage notes, giving guidance on all aspects ofthe language and backed up by extensive analysis of 100s of millions of words of real English. Featuring 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, this dictionary offers the most comprehensive coverage of English as it is actually used in the twenty-first century. There is also a brand-new set of appendices, covering topics including countries, heads of state, and chemical elements.