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Can I read The Concise Oxford Dictionary on EtoBox?
The Concise Oxford Dictionary by Sykes J.B. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Concise Oxford Dictionary about?
ith this new and completely reset edition, the Concise Oxford Dictionary maintains and enhances its reputation as the most widely accepted authority on the English of today. These are some of its principal features: - the full authority of the Oxford English Dictionary and its new Supplement - over 40,000 headwords with a total of 75,000 vocabulary items - senses arranged on the basis of comparative familiarity or importance - many illustrative phrases and sentences showing words in use - generous treatment of abbreviations and compounds - a special marking for uses that are disputed or controversial - full explanations of pronunciation, inflexion, and etymology - systematic inclusion of American spellings
Who reads The Concise Oxford Dictionary?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sykes J.B.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Language