Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Luxury Edition

Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Luxury Edition
ISBN-10
0199601119
ISBN-13
9780199601110
Series
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Category
Reference
Pages
1682
Language
English
Published
2011-08-18
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Angus Stevenson, Maurice Waite

Description

Offers definitions for English words and phrases, along with observations about the evolution of the dictionary since its first edition and tables that contain information for such topics as countries and chemical elements.

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