Concise Oxford English Dictionnary - Softcover

Oxford University Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195670280 ISBN 13: 9780195670288

Synopsis

Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary on WindowsRG CD-ROM contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including all the latest new words. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical,and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and provides hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.This electronic network version of the dictionary offers full-text search functionality, an instant double-click lookup from WindowsRG documents, including email and the Web, high-quality spoken pronunciations for thousands of words, and interactive educational word games, making it ideal for school,college or office networks.New to this edition is a fascinating Word Histories feature, telling the often bizarre stories of the origins and development of hundreds of words. For example, did you know that the word grammar is related to glamour, or that cockney used to mean a spoilt child?This dictionary also contains full appendices on topics such as word histories, countries, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language, from formal to slang, plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.In addition, the electronic edition is Curriculum Online accredited, so it is government approved for use in the classroom from Key Stage 3 upwards.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195670280
• ISBN 13: 9780195670288
• Binding: Paperback