The Oxford Essential Dictionary

By Oxford University Press

Book Overview

From Oxford University Press, renowned for quality educational and reference works, come The Oxford Essential Dictionary - the easy-to-use dictionary for everyone. With clear definitions, helpful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425164209
• ISBN13: 9780425164204
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 1.4" x 4.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

More than just a dictionary

This dictionary is great for many reasons:-small size: it can fit easily in a coat pocket-number of words: despite its small size, this dictionary has over 100,000 definitions-an extensive reference section: contains 105 pages of reference, with everything from heat index/windchill factors to the entire greek alphabet. This dictionary is great, because it contains so much of the information I want to know, besides proper word spellings and defnitions. A must buy for any student.

Not all dictionaries are created equal!

I do a lot of writing; I am a self-proclaimed "wordsmith" who obsesses over using the best word possible. Spelling is important to me as well; in fact I am shocked at how many so-called "professionals" tolerate poor spelling. This dictionary is truly an "essential resource." With more than 100,000 entries and definitions, usage notes, word histories, illustrations,biographical and geographical names, as well as special reference sections, this book is a valuable resource for people like me who believe that words mean something, and that the pen is mightier than the sword. The Oxford Essential Dictionary is truly "the first name in reference."