The Oxford American Desk Dictionary

Based on a database of American English compiled in the U.S., The Oxford American Desk Dictionary is completely up to date and designed for today's quick-reference needs. This superb dictionary also features more than 200 detailed illustrations (commissioned for this 1998 edition), helpful in-text Usage Notes, and hundreds of lively, informative Word Histories.
Features:
BL More than 100,000 entries and definitions
BL New words and senses, some not found in any other dictionaries
(biodiversity, debit card, home page, SUV)
BL Hundreds of in-text Usage Notes and Word Histories
BL Eye-catching, detailed illustrations, specially commissioned for this edition
BL Thousands of up-to-date biographical and geographical entries
BL Expanded 24-page Special Reference Section with Countries of the World, Signs and Symbols, Weights and Measures, U.S. States and Presidents
As a concise, thorough, up-to-date, yet handy resource, this dictionary is unsurpassed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195126734
• ISBN13: 9780195126730
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.7" x 2.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

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