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THE COMPACT OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, 2ND EDITION
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Non- Member Price : $399.95
Member Price : $359.96
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Edited by Edmund S. Weiner and John Simpson
The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition contains all the wealth of scholarship found in the original edition in just one volume, and at one-tenth the price. Not an abridgement, the Compact OED II contains everything in the 20-volume original, formatted with nine pages of the original on every nine-by-twelve page of the Compact and a magnifying glass to easily read it all.
This edition combines in one alphabetical sequence the 16 volumes of the OED I and its four Supplements, plus an additional 5,000 new words, which bring this monumental dictionary completely up to date. With definitions of 500,000 words, 290,000 main entries, 137,000 pronunciations, 249,300 etymologies, 577,000 cross-references, and over 2,412,000 illustrative quotations, this is the ultimate authority for the English language.
More than 100 years in the making, it is now universally acknowledged as the world's greatest dictionary -- the final arbiter on the usage and meaning of English words, an absolutely reliable and fascinating guide to the history and evolution of the language, and one of the greatest works of scholarship ever produced.
Hardcover, 2386 pages, in slipcase with magnifying glass and user's guide, 12¾ x 20 x 5½ inches thick.
Item Number: 9780198612582
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