Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th Edition) CD-ROM
Description
• Major new edition providing an authoritative, up-to-the-minute description of the English language
• Based on hundreds of millions of words of real English from the Oxford English Corpus
• Over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including 900 new words
• NEW Word Histories feature telling the often bizarre stories of the origins and development of 100s of words, such as accolade and candid
• NEW: Hundreds of extra notes on grammar and usage covering a wide range of topics, from confusable words (what's the difference between peddle and pedal?) to punctuation (where should a hyphen be used?)
• Rich vocabulary coverage including scientific, technical, World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms
• Appendices containing lists of alphabets, currencies, chemical elements, electronic English, and more
New to this edition
• 900 new words
• 400 new notes on grammar and usage
• Word Histories feature, providing detailed explanations of the origins and development of 100 words
• Appendix on registers in language, from formal to slang, including a section on English used in electronic communication
• Single edition with printed thumb tabs gives pinpoint accuracy for finding alphabetical changes
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