The concise oxford dictionary of current english / (Record no. 9280)
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| ISBN | 0198612001 (hardcover) |
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| ISBN | 9780198612001 (hardcover) |
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| Title | The concise oxford dictionary of current english / |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 8th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 1990. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 1504 p. ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | An expanded and largely rewritten edition of Oxford's contemporary English dictionary, this book is 20% larger than the previous edition and contains 120,000 entries with 190,000 definitions. New words include cashpoint, dosh, glasnost, jojoba, ozone-friendly and sick building syndrome. The definitions attempt to be clear and concise, with special symbols and abbreviations kept to a minimum. The treatment of sensitive and controversial vocabulary has been extensively reworked and increased, as has the scientific and technical vocabulary. Pronunciations are given in the standard International Phonetic Alphabet. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Allen, R. E. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198612001/chopaconline-20 |
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| Seminar Library, Mathematics & Statis. | Seminar Library, Mathematics & Statis. | 2014-08-28 | 595.00 | 425OXF | 19020 | Books |