The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary : On Historical Principles
Brown, Lesley;
The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary : On Historical Principles - Oxford University Press, Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : 1993. - (xxvi, 3801 pages)
Included Index
This abridged edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" contains 220,000 entries, and illustrates definitions with quotations which show precisely how the meanings of words have changed over the centuries. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spellings, irregular inflections, quotations, idiomatic phrases and a record of the word's use.
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The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary : On Historical Principles - Oxford University Press, Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : 1993. - (xxvi, 3801 pages)
Included Index
This abridged edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" contains 220,000 entries, and illustrates definitions with quotations which show precisely how the meanings of words have changed over the centuries. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spellings, irregular inflections, quotations, idiomatic phrases and a record of the word's use.
9780198611349 019861134X
English language -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.
Dictionaries as Topic.
423 / NEW