The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Current English
This edition published in 1964 by oxford university press in london.
The concise oxford dictionary of current english. It is available as an e book for a variety of handheld device platforms. The concise oxford english dictionary is probably the best known of the smaller oxford dictionaries. The latest edition of the concise oxford english dictionary contains over 240 000 entries and 1 728 pages. The concise oxford dictionary is the standard reference for english in all fields for study for professional use and at home for guidance on spelling meaning and all other questions of english usage and grammar.
Allen editor 4 7 out of 5 stars 5 ratings. Its 12th edition published in 2011 is used by both the united nations and nato as the current authority for spellings in documents written in english for international use. Internet archive bookreader the concise oxford dictionary of current english. Number of pages 1666 id numbers open library ol35677m internet archive conciseoxforddic0010unse isbn 10.
The concise oxford dictionary of current english. Over 25 new material over 9 000 new words and phrases 150 000 entries and 230 000 definitions the most up to date spellings with improved coverage of meaning usage and coverage based on a computer snapshot of today s language. Classifications dewey decimal class 423 library of congress pe1628 c68 1999 pe1628 c68 2001 the physical object pagination xx 1666 p. Concise oxford dictionary of current english.
New features of the ninth edition of the concise oxford english dictionary include. The concise oxford dictionary of current english based on the oxford dictionary 5th ed revised by e mcintosh etymologies revised by g w s.