
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
H. W. Fowler(Author)
Oxford University Press
11th Edition
Published on 8. July 2004
Book
Hardback
1728 pages
978-0-19-860864-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including 900 new words. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and provides hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage. New to this edition is a fascinating Word Histories feature, telling the often bizarre stories of the origins and development of 100s of words. For example, did you know that the word grammar is related to glamour, or that cockney used to mean a spoilt child? This dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language, from formal to slang, plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling. This new edition replaces ISBNs 0-19-860572-2 and 0-19-860636-2.
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
For anyone needing an authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of current English for study, work, or home.
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 62 mm
Weight
1594 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-860864-6 (9780198608646)
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Content
Preface; Introduction; Guide to the Use of the dictionary; Abbreviations used in the dictionary; Note on trademarks and proprietary status; Concise Oxford English Dictionary; Appendix 1: Countries of the World; Appendix 2: Prime Ministers and Presidents; Appendix 3: Kings and Queens of England and the United Kingdom; Appendix 4: Weights, Measures, and Notation; Appendix 5: Chemical Elements; Appendix 6: The Greek Alphabet; Appendix 7: The Solar System; Appendix 8: Collective Nouns; Appendix 9: Types of Language; Appendix 10: English in Electronic Communication; Appendix 11: Guide to Good English