The Oxford Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus
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The Oxford Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus by Julia Elliott
This dictionary includes over 125,000 definitions and entries, explained in clear, concise English. Literary, archaic, slang, and region-specific words are labelled to give you guidance, and extra spelling information is included (eg. variant spellings, and US spellings), along with irregular and difficult forms of words. Pronunciation help is given for awkward words, and 180 language panels and in-text usage notes provide straightforward advice on grammar, punctuation, and correct usage. Alternative words are linked directly to their dictionary definition within the same entry.
Julia Elliott's fiction has appeared in Tin House, the Georgia Review, Conjunctions, Fence, and other publications. She has won a Rona Jaffe Writer's Award, and her stories have been anthologized in Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, Best American Fantasy, and Best American Short Stories. Her debut story collec-tion, The Wilds, was chosen by Kirkus, BuzzFeed, Book Riot, and Electric Literature as one of the Best Books of 2014 and was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. She is currently working on a novel about hamadryas ba-boons, a species she has studied as an amateur primatolo-gist. She teaches English and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where she lives with her daughter and husband. She and her spouse, John Dennis, are founding members of the music collective Grey Egg.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198613312 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198613318 |
| Title | The Oxford Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus |
| Author | Julia Elliott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1997-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 912 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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