A Comprehensive Dictionary Of The English Language

The Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate authority on the usage and meaning of English words and phrases, and a fascinating guide to the evolution of our language. It traces the usage, meaning and history of words from 1150 AD to the present day. No dictionary of any language approaches the OED in thoroughness, authority, and wealth of linguistic information. The OED defines over half a million words, and includes almost 2.4 million illustrative quotations, providing an invaluable record of English throughout the centuries. The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of international sources - literary, scholarly, technical, popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare and Raymond Chandler, Charles Darwin and John Le Carré. In all, nearly 2.5 million quotations can be found in the OED . Other features distinguishing the entries in the Dictionary are authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words; detailed information on pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet; listings of variant spellings used throughout each word's history; extensive treatment of etymology; and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics (including geographical origins).

The New International Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language

- Deluxe, single-volume Encyclopedic Edition- A 1,946-page volume that is a complete quick-reference library.- Encyclopedic dictionary contains over 175,000 entries and over 2000 illustrations.- The 21st Century Webster's Comprehensive dictionary contains thirty-two Encyclopedic Supplements, among them: - AbbreviationsvGrammar and Usage Handbook- The Library Research Paper- Greek and Latin Elements in EnglishvForeign Words and Phrases- Business Law- Business Math- Business Letter Wrting- Glossary of Computer Terms- Word Processing Glossary- Spanish Glossary- German Glossary- Glossary of Biology Terms- Glossary of Physics Terms- Metrics Glossary- Tables of Weights and Measures- Medical Glossary- Tables of Weights and Measures- Medical Glossary- Biographies- Quotations dictionary- Spelling Dictionary

A Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language