The Oxford Compact English Dictionary Book

With over 187,000 definitions and entries in clear, current English, The Oxford Modern English Dictionary provides all the words and meanings you need on a day to day basis, along with substantial coverage of specialist, technical, and rare words. Its comprehensive range of additional features includes: * Over 5,700 new words, including alcoholic soft drink, boot camp, bull bar, golden handcuffs, Gulf War syndrome, road rage, and rollover jackpot * In-depth coverage of all English-speaking areas of the world, with clear labeling of regional varieties * Pronunciations given for difficult words using a simple respelling system * More than 400 authoritative usage notes explain controversial or confusing points of grammar and usage * Concise and useful information, avoiding technical terminology, on interesting aspects of word origins * 21 Quick Reference appendices--including Countries of the World, Time Zones, Alphabets, the Zodiac, Math Symbols, Clothing Sizes, the Beaufort Scale, and Measurements--provide the sort of information you wouldn't normally expect to find in a dictionary of this size With its clear definitions and thorough coverage, The Oxford Modern English Dictionary is the ideal dictionary to keep you up to date with today's English.Read More