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_b.O86 1996
082 0 0 _aREF 423 OXF
245 0 4 _aThe Oxford English reference dictionary
_c/ edited by Judy Pearsall and Bill Trumble
246 3 0 _aOxford English dictionary
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aOxford, England ;
_aNew York
_b: Oxford University Press
_c, 1996.
300 _axx, 1765, 16 p.
_b: ill., col. maps
_c; 27 cm.
500 _aEarlier edition published under title: The Oxford encyclopedic English dictionary.
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_x--Dictionaries
700 1 _aPearsall, Judy
700 1 _aTrumble, Bill
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