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Overview"This abridged edition of the ""Oxford English Dictionary"" contains 220,000 entries, and illustrates definitions with quotations which show precisely how the meanings of words have changed over the centuries. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spellings, irregular inflections, quotations, idiomatic phrases and a record of the word's use." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lesley Brown , OUPPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: Revised edition Weight: 6.384kg ISBN: 9780198611349ISBN 10: 019861134 Pages: 3836 Publication Date: 09 September 1993 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe term 'shorter' is, of course, relative. The 1993 edition of this huge work is a new abridgement of the full 20-volume second edition of the OED. In two large volumes, with completely new text and 220,000 entries (500,000 definitions), it replaces the old Shorter. It is the next best thing to the complete OED. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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