Publisher Description

This fully updated edition offers over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It covers all the words you need for everyday use, carefully selected from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus, a databank of 21st century English, containing over 2 billion words.The Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people, countries, and science.

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Fully updated 7th edition of this bestselling dictionary, offering new usage notes to help with tricky points of grammar and spelling, while definitions are clearer than ever before. This portable and affordable dictionary is ideal for puzzle and crossword-solving.

Review

[The] quick-reference English dictionary in a new paperback edition from Oxford is fully revised and excellent value for money ... [It is] ideal for quizzes and puzzle-solving. * Suite 101 *
Complete dictionary and reference volume all rolled into one, at a splendidly low price. It includes all the words you will ever need for ordinary everyday use set out in the easy-to-use typography for which Oxford dictionaries are famous. * Writers Online *

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Over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions make this an essential dictionary to keep on hand.

Long Description

This fully updated edition offers over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It covers all the words you need for everyday use, carefully selected from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus, a databank of 21st century English, containing over 2 billion words.The Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people, countries, and science.

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[The] quick-reference English dictionary in a new paperback edition from Oxford is fully revised and excellent value for money ... [It is] ideal for quizzes and puzzle-solving.

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Over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions
All the words you need for everyday use, based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus
Hundreds of spelling and usage notes
Factfinder section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people, countries, and science - ideal for quizzes and puzzle-solving
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