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Overview"Freshly abridged from the 2nd edition of the ""Oxford English Dictionary"", this two-volume reference incorporates a wealth of newly researched material. Both current and historical English are covered in its 220,000 entries. Its 500,000 definitions are illustrated with 87,000 quotations from 10,000 authors, each showing precisely how a word has been used over the centuries. New contributors range from Stephen King to Keri Hulme, Doris Lessing to Seamus Heaney. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, entymology, definitions, varient spellings and irregular inflections." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lesley BrownPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: Special edition Weight: 7.268kg ISBN: 9780198631422ISBN 10: 0198631421 Pages: 3832 Publication Date: 01 October 1994 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Leather / fine binding 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 ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |