• Over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions
• All the words you need for everyday use, based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus
• Hundreds of spelling and usage notes
• Factfinder section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people, countries, and science - ideal for quizzes and puzzle-solving

 
This fully updated edition offers over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It covers all the words you need for everyday use, carefully selected from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus, a databank of 21st century English, containing over 2 billion words.The Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people, countries, and science.