The Oxford American Dictionary and Language Guide
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Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 25. November 1999
Book
Hardback
1416 pages
978-0-19-513449-0 (ISBN)
Description
Up-to-the-minute dictionary, covering the latest new words and senses in American English, based on the research of our US staff lexicographers, and backed by OUP's exclusive North American Reading Program. The Oxford American Dictionary and Language Guide offers all the features and benefits American dictionary users expect - pronunciations, syllabified main entries and derivatives, illustrations, usage notes, word histories and etymologies, plus thorough ready-reference supplements and thousands of biographical and geographical entries. New features include exclusive "in-text" language guidance integrated with dictionary entries, large-format illustrations, and more extensive reference supplements than ever before in an American dictionary.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
illustrations, maps
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513449-0 (9780195134490)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Preface; How to use the Oxford American Dictionary and Language Guide; Abbreviations; Key to the pronunciations; Oxford American Dictionary and Language Guide; Special Reference Sections; Biographical Entries; Geographical Entries