Oxford Dictionary of English by Catherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson (Hardcover, 2005)

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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. The dictionary with two extra offerings: for UK and selected markets only, there is a free booklet, Curious Words and Quirky Expressions, containing lists of intriguing vocabulary selected from Oxford Dictionaries. Do you know what phizogs and schnozzles are? Or gunsels and snaphances? Find a new name for your sweetheart, and discover new phobias in this entertaining booklet, which guarantees to broaden your vocabulary, and to amuse and entertain. In addition, the purchase of this edition includes a free 12-month subscription to the online version of the Oxford Dictionary of English, allowing you to search the full text of the dictionary electronically and to have the dictionary at your fingertips whenever you go online.

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PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780198610571
eBay Product ID (ePID)90942023

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Number of Pages2112 Pages
Publication NameOxford Dictionary of English
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEducation
Publication Year2005
TypeDictionary
AuthorCatherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson
FormatHardcover

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Item Height280 mm
Item Weight3000 g
Item Width221 mm

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EditorCatherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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