Concise Oxford English Dictionary by Judy Pearsall

Concise Oxford English Dictionary by Judy Pearsall

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The tenth edition of this dictionary brings it up to date by the addition of hundreds of new words and meanings with a special focus on fast-changing areas of the language such as new technology, e-commerce and fashion. A new section includes details on countries, weights, measures and alphabets.

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary by Judy Pearsall

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind around the world and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. This reissue of the revised edition brings the tenth edition completely up to date by the addition of hundreds of new words and meanings taken from Oxford's renowned data collection programme, with a special focus on fast-changing areas of the language such as new technology, e-commerce, fashion, and youth culture. In addition there is a new 40-page section including information on countries and nationalities, alphabets and accents, weights and measures, and a games and puzzles wordfinder. There is also a new grammar guide and a section covering the language emerging through new technologies such as SMS.
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ISBN 13 9780198605720
ISBN 10 0198605722
Title Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Author Judy Pearsall
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2002-08-01
Number of pages 1728
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