Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Revised edition, Thumb Index--------------------------------------------------Based on the authority of the Oxford English Corpus and the ongoingresearch of Oxford Dictionaries, this revised edition of the ConciseOxford English Dictionary, 11th edition contains over 240,000 words,phrases, and definitions, and provides the most authoritative descriptionof the English language. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with fulltreatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, aswell as scientific and technical vocabulary. This revised edition includeshundreds of new and up-to-date words, such as sudoku, agroterrorism,and bird flu, with a special focus on words and phrases used in businessEnglish eg. helicopter view, knowledge economy, and vulture fund. Thisedition retains such popular features as Word Histories, the Guideto Good English, and appendices on countries of the world, alphabets,and more. New to this edition is a compelling 'English Uncovered' supplement,which presents new findings from the Oxford English Corpus. Find outthe most common words in our language, discover which words have themost meanings, and learn about the working of words beneath the surface.ForUK only, there is a special promotion which will allow users to usea new SMS service to receive dictionary definitions direct to theirmobile phone*. *Terms and conditions apply