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The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: v. 1-20 in 1v (2nd edition)
The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: v. 1-20 in 1v (2nd edition)

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: v. 1-20 in 1v (2nd edition)

Author: 
J. A. H. Murray; J. A. Simpson; E. S. C. Weiner
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  • The Oxford English Dictionary is an unrivalled guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words
  • The Dictionary traces the evolution of over 600,000 words from across the English-speaking world through 2.4 million quotations
  • Historical in focus, each of the OED's entries contain the word's earliest known use, as well as later examples which help plot the word's subsequent development in English
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The Compact Edition of the OED reproduces micrographically, in a single volume, the complete text of the highly acclaimed Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary. In this edition, nine pages of the original fit onto just one. This volume comes in a slipcase with a magnifying glass and a new user's guide which explains the conventions of the OED.
 
 

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ISBN : 9780198612582

Author: 
J. A. H. Murray; J. A. Simpson; E. S. C. Weiner
Pages
2402 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
355 x 600 mm
Pub date
Oct 1991
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The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: v. 1-20 in 1v (2nd edition)

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: v. 1-20 in 1v (2nd edition)

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: v. 1-20 in 1v (2nd edition)