[PDF] A Popular And Complete English Dictionary eBook

Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 49,79 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780195218893

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The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

Author : Peter Gilliver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0191009687

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This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. The author, uniquely among historians of the OED, is also a practising lexicographer with nearly thirty years' experience of working on the Dictionary. He has drawn on a wide range of sources-including previously unexamined archival material and eyewitness testimony-to create a detailed history of the project. The book explores the cultural background from which the idea of a comprehensive historical dictionary of English emerged, the lengthy struggles to bring this concept to fruition, and the development of the book from the appearance of the first printed fascicle in 1884 to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. It also examines the evolution of the lexicographers' working methods, and provides much information about the people-many of them remarkable individuals-who have contributed to the project over the last century and a half.

Author : Angus Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1728 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0199601119

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The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most popular choices in Oxford's renowned dictionary line. This Luxury Edition is perfect for anyone looking to invest in a reliable resource for home, school, or office. It includes unique features such as cut thumb tabs, printed endpapers, ribbon marker, with coloured head and tailbands making it a centerpiece for all bookshelves. This centenary edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary Luxury Edition presents the most accurate picture of English today. It contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, providing superb coverage of contemporary English, including rare, historical, and archaic terms, scientific and technical vocabulary, and English from around the world. The dictionary has been updated with hundreds of new words--including sub-prime, social networking, and carbon footprint--all based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus. In addition, the dictionary features an engaging new center section, with quick-reference word lists (containing, for example, lists of Fascinating Words and Onomatopoeic Words), and a revised and updated English Uncovered supplement, which examines interesting facts about the English language. Sprinkled throughout the text are intriguing Word Histories, detailing the origins and development of numerous words. The volume also retains such popular features as the hundreds of usage notes which give advice on tricky vocabulary and pointers to help you improve your use of English. Finally, the dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, 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. This Luxury Edition also includes 12 months' of access to Oxford Dictionaries Online at oxforddictionaries.com.

Author : , OUP
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 2008-06-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780199118748

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The Popular School dictionary has over 40, 000 words and phrases, with simple meanings and example phrases show how words are used. It includes words from the curriculum, international vocabulary and new words from ICT. It is ideal for quick word look-up at home.

Author : Angus Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 2093 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0199571120

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The Oxford Dictionary of English offers authoritative and in-depth coverage of over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language.

Author : J. A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 2386 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780198612582

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The standard dictionary of the English language micrographically printed in one volume

Author : Sara Tulloch
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 25,95 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780192830777

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Drawing words from politics, the enviromental movement, computers and technology, and other sources, Tulloch examines over 2,000 new words and phrases that have become part of our lives in the last decade, in 750 articles that provide pronunication, definition, etymology, informal history, and sample sentences. A rich history of the recent changes in the language and in our culture. Line drawings.