The Concise Oxford Dictionary - Tenth Edition

Author: Judy PearsallPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 1999Language: EnglishPages: 1666ISBN/UPC (if available): 019565107 DescriptionThis new edition provides unbeatable coverage of Indian English and World English. Of the 240,000 words included in this work, more than a fifth originate from outside Britain and over 225 of the newer coinages come from India. The Concise Oxford Dictionary -COD as it is widely known - is firmly established as the foremost authority on current English, and for decades has been the most popularly dictionary of its kind. Using a radically more accessible style for this major new edition, Oxford lexicographers have rewritten every world and entry to represent the richness, complexity, and beauty of the English language as never before. Over 240,000 words, phrases and definitions covering current and historical English, as well as countless specialist and technical areas, New word Formation panels show how complex words are formed, and help to identi