
The Oxford English Dictionary
Clarendon Press
2nd Edition
Published on 6. April 1989
Book
Leather / fine binding
21728 pages
978-0-19-195892-2 (ISBN)
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Description
The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of sources worldwide - literary, scholarly, technical, and popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin and Isabella Beeton. Other features distinguishing the entries in the Dictionary are authoritative definitions; detailed information on pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet; listings of variant spellings used throughout each word's history; extensive treatment of etymology; and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics. Alongside the print edition is the Oxford English Dictionary online (www.oed.com).
Updated quarterly, this award-winning online resource allows the Dictionary to evolve with the English language while the print edition remains as a historical record. Subscriptions are available to OED online on an individual or institutional basis. Visit www.oup.com/online/oed/ for details.
Updated quarterly, this award-winning online resource allows the Dictionary to evolve with the English language while the print edition remains as a historical record. Subscriptions are available to OED online on an individual or institutional basis. Visit www.oup.com/online/oed/ for details.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Leather, real
Dimensions
Height: 3550 mm
Width: 2760 mm
Thickness: 150 mm
Weight
68700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-195892-2 (9780191958922)
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Additional editions

J. Simpson | E. Weiner
Oxford English Dictionary: 20 vol. print set & CD ROM
Book
05/2009
Oxford University Press
€1,049.58
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John Simpson
The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM Version 4.0
Windows/Mac Individual User Version
Software
05/2009
Oxford University Press
€268.93
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Book
03/1989
2nd Edition
Clarendon Press
€1,172.50
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