The concise Oxford dictionary of current English.

Title & Author:

The concise Oxford dictionary of current English.

Edition:

9th ed. / edited by Della Thompson.

Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Description:

xxi, 1673 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
"First edited by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler."
Includes index.
Dictionary -- Appendices. Countries of the world -- Counties of the UK -- States of the USA -- The Commonwealth -- Books of the Bible -- The Greek and Russian alphabets -- Roman numerals -- Weights, measures, and units -- The chemical elements -- Major divisions of geological time -- The Beaufort scale -- Biological classification -- Style guide -- Proof-reading marks -- Indo-European languages -- Terms for groups of animals, etc. -- Word games supplement.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0198613202 (thumb index ; acid-free)
9780198613206 (thumb index ; acid-free)
0198613199 (plain)
9780198613190 (plain)
0008613199

Subject:

English language Dictionaries.
English language New words Dictionaries.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Dictionaries as Topic
Encyclopedias as Topic
Anglais (Langue) Dictionnaires.
Encyclopédies et dictionnaires.
dictionaries.
encyclopedias.
Dictionnaires.
English language
English language New words
Dictionnaires comme sujet Anglais.
Englisch
Wörterbuch
Engels.
Anglais (langue) Dictionnaires anglais.
DICTIONARIES.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
English language 20th century Dictionaries.

Form/genre:

Dictionary
Reference sources.
dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933.
Fowler, F. G. (Francis George), 1870-1918.
Thompson, Della.
Thompson, Della F.

Oxford concise English

Holdings:

Location: Library main 192195
Call No.: PE1628.C68 (ID:97-B3294)
Status: Available

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