The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary by Lesley Brown

The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary by Lesley Brown

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.

Sir David Ross (1877-1971) was Provost of Oriel College and Deputy Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford. He was General Editor of the complete Oxford Translation of Aristotle.
Lesley Brown is a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Somerville College Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780198612711
ISBN 10	0198612710
Title	The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Author	Lesley Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1993-09-01
Number of pages	3840
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