Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Twelfth Edition)

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ISBN:

9780198843689

Publication date:

22/10/2019

Hardback

1728 pages

247x166mm

Price: 1395.00 INR

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ISBN:

9780198843689

Publication date:

22/10/2019

Hardback

1728 pages

Oxford University Press

  • Over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, covering technical and scientific vocabulary as well as English from around the world
  • Hundreds of new words and phrases, based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus
  • Hundreds of usage notes on tricky vocabulary and grammar usage

Oxford University Press

Description

100 years after its first publication, the twelfth edition of this world-famous bestseller gives the most up-to-date picture of the English language today. The original 1911 edition, revolutionary at the time for its focus on current English and its use of illustrative examples, combined a succinct yet approachable style with coverage of everyday as well as specialist terms. This centenary edition continues this ground-breaking tradition, giving you rich authoritative coverage of English as it is used today.

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Defining our language for 100 years

By Angus Stevenson Since the publication of its first edition in 1911, the revolutionary Concise Oxford Dictionary has remained in print and gained fame around the world over the course of eleven editions. This month heralds the publication of the centenary edition: the new 12th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains some 400 new entries, including cyberbullying, domestic goddess, gastric band, sexting, slow food, and textspeak.

Posted on August 18, 2011

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Review

Review from previous edition This is the dictionary par excellence for the general reader ... it answers a lot of questions; it is easy to use; it does not take up too much space on a crowded desk. - David Malcolm, Times Literary Supplement

Oxford University Press

Description

100 years after its first publication, the twelfth edition of this world-famous bestseller gives the most up-to-date picture of the English language today. The original 1911 edition, revolutionary at the time for its focus on current English and its use of illustrative examples, combined a succinct yet approachable style with coverage of everyday as well as specialist terms. This centenary edition continues this ground-breaking tradition, giving you rich authoritative coverage of English as it is used today.

From our Blog

Defining our language for 100 years

By Angus Stevenson Since the publication of its first edition in 1911, the revolutionary Concise Oxford Dictionary has remained in print and gained fame around the world over the course of eleven editions. This month heralds the publication of the centenary edition: the new 12th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains some 400 new entries, including cyberbullying, domestic goddess, gastric band, sexting, slow food, and textspeak.

Posted on August 18, 2011

Read the blog post