The Oxford English reference dictionary
The Oxford English reference dictionary
Oxford English dictionary
/ edited by Judy Pearsall and Bill Trumble
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press , 1996.
- xx, 1765, 16 p. : ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Earlier edition published under title: The Oxford encyclopedic English dictionary.
The Oxford English Reference Dictionary is a revised edition of the leading encyclopedic dictionaryproviding a comprehensive English dictionary (with more than 192,000 definitions) with proper name entries on people, places, science, the arts, politics, religion, and mythology. The Oxford English Reference Dictionary encompasses both contemporary and world English with up-to-date coverage of new words. Clear advice on English grammar, including full pronunciations, with fascinating facts about word origins is also included. But what makes the Oxford English Reference Dictionary truly stand apart from the Oxford English dictionary line are its encyclopedic qualities. A 16-page, full- color map section, including the latest border and name changes, is accompanied by a 100-page illustrated Factfinder with scores of quick-reference tables and illustrations: a chronology of world events, coverage of animal and plant kingdoms, astronomy, the human body, the solar system, the arts, architecture, music, and sports and games.
9780198600466
00271786
English language----Dictionaries
PE1625 / .O86 1996
REF 423 OXF
Earlier edition published under title: The Oxford encyclopedic English dictionary.
The Oxford English Reference Dictionary is a revised edition of the leading encyclopedic dictionaryproviding a comprehensive English dictionary (with more than 192,000 definitions) with proper name entries on people, places, science, the arts, politics, religion, and mythology. The Oxford English Reference Dictionary encompasses both contemporary and world English with up-to-date coverage of new words. Clear advice on English grammar, including full pronunciations, with fascinating facts about word origins is also included. But what makes the Oxford English Reference Dictionary truly stand apart from the Oxford English dictionary line are its encyclopedic qualities. A 16-page, full- color map section, including the latest border and name changes, is accompanied by a 100-page illustrated Factfinder with scores of quick-reference tables and illustrations: a chronology of world events, coverage of animal and plant kingdoms, astronomy, the human body, the solar system, the arts, architecture, music, and sports and games.
9780198600466
00271786
English language----Dictionaries
PE1625 / .O86 1996
REF 423 OXF
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