The Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English

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In this edition The Pocket Oxford Dictionary is presented in a completely new and revised form with emphasis on clarity and quick retrieval of information. Definitions are arranged in order of comparative importance and familiarity and special abbreviations and symbols have been reduced to a minimum. Guidance is given on areas of disputed and controversial usage and pronunciations follow the system of the International Phonetic Alphabet. The choice of vocabulary has been completely revised with many new items, especially in the fields of technology and the information sciences.
As a result this famous little dictionary continues to provide the most authoritative and up-to-date treatment of the main body of vocabulary used in everyday life.
These are somé of the features that make this the most authoritative and reliable dictionary of its size available.
• More than 49,000 words and phrases dealt with in 900 pages
• Clear layout and presentation with the minimum of special abbreviations and symbols
§ Definitions arranged in order of comparative familiarity and importance
• Pronunciations given in the International Phonetic Alphabet, the system which gives the greatest precision and is used throughout thé world
§ Guidance on uses that are disputed or controversial
• Extensive treatment of idioms and phrases
• Generous coverage of terms used in technology and the information sciences Vissza