The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English

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THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY
The -world's best-selling concise dictionary
1,696 pages, 140,000 meanings, 2 million words of texf
. ^ ¦ ; t T/ie Concise Oxford Dictionary has b^tomç established as the foremost L authority on current modern English. It iç the standard reference for English in all fields, for study, for professional use, and at home, for guidance on spelling, meaning, and all other questions of English usage : and grammar. The definitions prbvided are unrivalled for accuracy, clarity, ease-of-use, and presentation. ' ^
What makes the Concise Oxford Dictionary the world's best-selling Concise dictionary?
* The clearest definitions: clear explanations for evén the most complex terms,,and example phrases throughout to clarify meaning and use. . \.
* The most up-to-date coverage of newjyords, tracked by Oxford's unrivalled monitoring programme^,-^-
* The authority of the world's largest language research programme:
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THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY
The -world's best-selling concise dictionary
1,696 pages, 140,000 meanings, 2 million words of texf
. ^ ¦ ; t T/ie Concise Oxford Dictionary has b^tomç established as the foremost L authority on current modern English. It iç the standard reference for English in all fields, for study, for professional use, and at home, for guidance on spelling, meaning, and all other questions of English usage : and grammar. The definitions prbvided are unrivalled for accuracy, clarity, ease-of-use, and presentation. ' ^
What makes the Concise Oxford Dictionary the world's best-selling Concise dictionary?
* The clearest definitions: clear explanations for evén the most complex terms,,and example phrases throughout to clarify meaning and use. . \.
* The most up-to-date coverage of newjyords, tracked by Oxford's unrivalled monitoring programme^,-^-
* The authority of the world's largest language research programme:
Oxford devotes greater resources-tp researching the English language : than any other maker of dictionaries.
* Innovative, user-friendly features, including hundreds of helpful usage notes giving guidance on correct English.
Major new edition
* 15% more coverage, including thousands of new words and meanings, and expanded coverage of science, technology, international English, ^ and slang words
* Information on recent changes in spelling and usage
* Revised and expanded word histories
* New pronunciations reflecting changés in twentieth-century English
* Extensive apperidices includiti^'proiolf-reading marks and a new Style Guide covering spelling, punctuation, and other aspects of written style

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First published in 1911, and now in its ninth edition. The Concise Oxford Dictionary has become established as the foremost authority on current modern English. It describes the EngUsh language as it is written and spoken in its varied styles and international varieties .This new edition draws on the unparalleled language research continuously undertaken by Oxford University Press, led by the ongoing work on the great 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, and Oxford's unique collection of electronic data.
This new Ninth Edition presents the most up-to-date information about the real English of the modern world, including:
• New words and meanings, reflecting changes in contemporary culture and technological advance, including the following and hundreds of others: Balti, body wrap, Chechen, chill out, edutainment, Feynman diagram, heli-skiing, holiday village, infotainment, morphing, nip and tuck, patzer, post-traumatic stress disorder, ragga, road-pricing, slaphead, slapper, superhighway, supermodel, videofit, wuss.
• Advice on disputed and variant spellings, e.g. supersede & supercede, minuscule & miniscule; hyphenation changes, e.g. buyout to buyout; loss of accents, e.g. elite, chateau; loss of apostrophe, e.g. Achilles heel; new forms, e.g. themself; loss of italics, e.g. frisson, and laissez-faire.
• Guidance on usage, such as points of grammar, style, and sensitive words, e.g. Aboriginals or Aborigines? Asian or Asiatic? What does 'beg the question' mean? Whether to use graffito or graffiti? Human or humanitarian? Shall or will? Can infinitives be split? Whoever or whomever? Vissza