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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198604572
ISBN-139780198604570
eBay Product ID (ePID)17068276918
Product Key Features
Number of Pages3793 Pages
Publication NameShorter Oxford English Dictionary : on Historical Principles
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDictionaries, General
Publication Year2002
FeaturesRevised
TypeNot Available
AuthorWilliam R. Trumble, Angus Stevenson
Subject AreaReference
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height5.4 in
Item Weight218.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
LCCN2002-070244
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TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes2 vols.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal423
Intended AudienceTrade
Table Of ContentList of lexicographersPrefaceGuide to the use of the DictionaryTransliterationAbbreviations and symbolsKey to the PronunciationThe Dictionary A-M volume 1The Dictionary N-Z volume 2Authors and publications quotedReferences to the BibleReferences to Shakespeare
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisNow updated with more than 3,000 new words and meanings, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary manages more than one third of the coverage of the OED in one-tenth the size. More than 500,000 definitions grace its 3,984 pages, and its innovative, open design makes this vast amount of information easily navigable and identifiable. The Shorter covers virtually every word or phrase in use in English--worldwide--since 1700. Drawing on the continuous research for The Oxford English Dictionary, each definition's changing meanings are followed throughout history and are illustrated by more than 83,000 quotations from some 7,000 authors. The world's most comprehensive, thorough, and up-to-date unabridged dictionary, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an essential resource for every library.
LC Classification NumberPE1625.S47 2002
