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The Concise Oxford Dictionary

By Sykes J.B.

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1989
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
82 MB (85493107 bytes)
Edition
7th
Pages
1294\1294
Time added
2015-08-19 00:05:46
Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Словари и разг

Description

ith this new and completely reset edition, the Concise Oxford Dictionary maintains and enhances its reputation as the most widely accepted authority on the English of today. These are some of its principal features: - the full authority of the Oxford English Dictionary and its new Supplement - over 40,000 headwords with a total of 75,000 vocabulary items - senses arranged on the basis of comparative familiarity or importance - many illustrative phrases and sentences showing words in use - generous treatment of abbreviations and compounds - a special marking for uses that are disputed or controversial - full explanations of pronunciation, inflexion, and etymology - systematic inclusion of American spellings

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