ISBN 10: 0195215737 ISBN 13: 9780195215731

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

The Oxford English Dictionary (Second Edition) on Compact Disc provides unprecedented ways to fully explore the resources of the most authoritative dictionary of the English language. Easy access to more than 2.4 million illustrative quotations provides an invaluable record of the language, tracing the various uses of each word through the centuries. The OED2 CD-ROM offers an unparalleled historical perspective that will be of great interest to specialists and general readers alike.

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