The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary : On Historical Principles
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TextPublication details: Oxford University Press, Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : 1993Description: (xxvi, 3801 pages)ISBN: 9780198611349; 019861134XSubject(s): English language -- Dictionaries | English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries | Dictionaries as TopicDDC classification: 423 Summary: This abridged edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" contains 220,000 entries, and illustrates definitions with quotations which show precisely how the meanings of words have changed over the centuries. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spellings, irregular inflections, quotations, idiomatic phrases and a record of the word's use.
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This abridged edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" contains 220,000 entries, and illustrates definitions with quotations which show precisely how the meanings of words have changed over the centuries. Each entry provides a wealth of information, including history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spellings, irregular inflections, quotations, idiomatic phrases and a record of the word's use.
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