The Oxford Encyclopaedic English Dictionary by Joyce Hawkins

The Oxford Encyclopaedic English Dictionary by Joyce Hawkins

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Summary

This reference work aims to provide in a single volume a comprehensive dictionary of current English and all the information of a concise world encyclopaedia. It features a chronology of world events, articles on people in the news, information on current affairs and 200,000 dictionary definitions.

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The Oxford Encyclopaedic English Dictionary by Joyce Hawkins

This reference work aims to provide in a single volume a comprehensive dictionary of current English and all the information of a concise world encyclopaedia. Its features include over 200,000 dictionary definitions and 10,000 encyclopaedic articles covering current affairs, science and technology, history, people and places, sport and the arts. There is also a chronology of world events from the Palaeolithic age to the reunification of Germany in 1990, up-to-date coverage of new words and phrases in the English language, and numerous articles on people, organizations and concepts which are of contemporary interest.

About the Editors:
Joyce M. Hawkins is an editor in the Oxford Dictionaries Department. She has also edited The Oxford Reference Dictionary and The Oxford Minidictionary, among other works of reference.
R.A. Allen is also an editor in the Oxford Dictionaries Department. He has edited The Concise Oxford Dictionary (8th edition), The Oxford Spelling Dictionary, and The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors.
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ISBN 13 9780198612667
ISBN 10 0198612664
Title The Oxford Encyclopaedic English Dictionary
Author Joyce Hawkins
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1991-09-01
Number of pages 1803
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