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The Little Oxford Dictionary of Current English (1930)

by George Ostler (Compiler)

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This is a major new edition of the Little Oxford English Dictionary, offering the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary. Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus - a unique databank with hundreds of millions of words of English - it provides a fresh selection of 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions. A new Ready Reference centre section gives easy access to information on topics such as countries and capitals, kings and queens, and weights and measures.… (more)
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very handy for its size and the fact that it has a hardcover--my dictionaries are WELL USED! ( )
  rampaginglibrarian | Jul 14, 2006 |
This is a major new edition of the Little Oxford English Dictionary, offering the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary. Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, a unique databank with hundreds of millions of words of English, it provides a fresh selection of 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions. Definitions are given in a clear, simple style, avoiding technical language, and are easier to understand than ever before, and there are hundreds of notes on spelling and grammar to help you get it right.

A brand-new Factfinder center section gives easy access to information on topics such as countries and their capitals, kings and queens, and weights and measures, as well as help with spelling and punctuation.

A new, clear design makes the Little Oxford English Dictionary easy to use, and ideal for use at school, at home, and in the office.

Find out more about our living language using Oxford Dictionaries Online. Hear how words are spoken with thousands of audio pronunciations, and access over 1.9 million real English example sentences to see how words are used in context. Improve your confidence in writing with helpful grammar and punctuation guides, full thesaurus information, style and usage help, and much more.

Discover more on oxforddictionaries.com, Oxford's hub for dictionaries and language reference.
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Coulson, JessieEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Swannell, JuliaEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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This is a major new edition of the Little Oxford English Dictionary, offering the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary. Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus - a unique databank with hundreds of millions of words of English - it provides a fresh selection of 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions. A new Ready Reference centre section gives easy access to information on topics such as countries and capitals, kings and queens, and weights and measures.

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