The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary On Historical Principles

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Publisher's Synopsis

This abridged edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" contains 220,000 entries, and illustrates definitions with quotations which show precisely how the meanings of words have changed over the centuries. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spellings, irregular inflections, quotations, idiomatic phrases and a record of the word's use.

Book information

ISBN: 9780198611349
Publisher: Clarendon
Imprint: Clarendon
Pub date:
DEWEY: 423
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 2 volumes (xxvi, 3801 )
Weight: 6384g
Height: 280mm
Width: 220mm