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Concise Oxford English dictionary / Oxford English dictionary edited by Catherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson. - 11th ed., rev. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xx, 1681 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

English uncovered -- Fascinating words -- Collective nouns -- Imitative words -- Foreign words and phrases -- Guide to good English.

"The Concise Oxford English Dictionary presents a picture of English today. It includes: rich, authoritative coverage of the English language including scientific and technical terms as well as English from around the world; accurate description for each word, with real examples and usage notes drawn from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus; clear layout to help you find the information you need; and a new centre section that explores the richness of the English language past and present. This dictionary contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and meanings."--Jacket.

ISBN: 9780199548415 0199548412 0199561052 9780199561056 9780199225439 0199225435 0198610106 9780198610106

Source: Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513 SAN 202-5892

LCCN: 2008030091

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA858688 bnb GBA704173 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013645153 Uk 014595431 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Englisch, ...

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Dictionaries.
Language.
English language.
Dictionaries.
Engelska spr aket--lexikon.
reference material--dictionary.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Englisch.

Subjects--Index Terms: woordenboeken dictionaries talen languages engels english Dictionaries - English Woordenboeken - Engels

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Dictionary.
W orterbuch (Sprachw orterbuch)
W orterbuch.
Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
W orterbuch.

LC Class. No.: PE1628 / .C68 2008b

Dewey Class. No.: 423