Oxford Dictionary of English

By Oxford Languages

Book Overview

The Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today, informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the 800-million-word Oxford English Corpus. This revised edition includes hundreds of brand-new words and senses, as well as up-to-date encyclopedic information, and extensive appendices covering topics such as countries, heads of state, and chemical elements.In addition, the purchase of this edition includes a free subscription to the online version of the Oxford Dictionary of English, until end of January 2007, allowing you to search the full text of the dictionary electronically and to have the dictionary at your fingertips whenever you go online.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198610572
• ISBN13: 9780198610571
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 2088 Pages
• Weight: 6.75 lbs.