Pocket Oxford American Dictionary / Edition 2

by Oxford University Press

Overview

Extensively redesigned and rewritten, the second edition of Pocket Oxford American Dictionary combines its highly popular, pocket-sized packaging with a dramatic revision of the copy, with completely reworded entries throughout.

With more than 140,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including a wealth of new words, sample sentences, and usage notes, this marvelous edition makes it easier than ever before to find the correct meaning of a word. The editors have completely rewritten the entries, stressing everyday English to make each definition as accessible as possible. Moreover, they have used the latest evidence from the Oxford English Corpus—a vast database of some two billion words, offering an unparalleled portrait of our language—to uncover the most common and most important meanings of words and phrases in contemporary American English. The editors have also organized the meanings in an entry according to these findings, so that the most likely definition of a word occurs first. In addition, the Dictionary features thousands of real examples that highlight how words are used by recognized writers, and it includes hundreds of usage, grammar, and spelling tips based on evidence of real mistakes. Finally, the Dictionary boasts a new page layout, with a more open and accessible design, with an emphasis on readability.

This is an essential resource for people on the go, who need a portable and reliable guide to our language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195301632
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/06/2008
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	1008
Sales rank:	492,072
Product dimensions:	7.95(w) x 5.35(h) x 1.97(d)

About the Author

Frank Abate is Editor in Chief of the U.S. Dictionaries Program for Oxford University Press. He has compiled or edited more than 30 dictionaries and a wide variety of other language and general reference works.

Editorial Reviews

"The layout has been improved from the 1st edition and features a clear, bright font and accessible format." —Book News

From the Publisher

Refined from a database of more than 200 million words, The Pocket Oxford American Dictionary of Current English delivers the vocabulary that you need with definitions that you can use. This attractive 1,000-page paperback includes more than 180,000 concise definitions and entries, plus 3,000 biographical and geographical entries. The text is enhanced by 225 illustrations and concise, yet comprehensive grammar, style and usage notes.

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