Product Description

The second edition of the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus is the perfect language resource, combining a dictionary and thesaurus text. This means that you only have to reach for one book when you need language help. In this edition the dictionary and thesaurus texts are integrated so that the thesaurus entry for a word follows the dictionary entry directly. This is based on market research into user preferences making the dictionary accessible, clear, and easy to use. New to this editionis a centre section for crossword enthusiasts and puzzle solvers, containing hundreds of thematic word lists. With 300,000 definitions, synonyms, and antonyms, this really is the ultimate tool for anyone who loves language-based quizzes and puzzles. The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus also features usage notes to help you deal with tricky vocabulary and improve your writing style. The ultimate reference tool for your shelf - but not designed to stay there!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #332862 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-09
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 5.35 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1260 pages

From Library Journal
Marry edited versions of the venerable Concise Oxford Dictionary (Oxford Univ., 1990. 8th ed.) and The Oxford Thesaurus: American Edition (LJ 11/1/92), and you have this new Oxford dictionary. A solid production containing more than 100,000 succinct entries and 300,000 undiscriminated synonyms in a single alphabet, it is clear, authoritative, and up-to-date. For instance, wuss and wussy are here, labeled "colloq." Some definitions include brief demonstrations of how the word or sense is used in context, but there are no illustrations. The dictionary concludes with 16 appendixes (e.g., a list of proverbs, the books of the Bible, and U.S. presidents). Librarians should be aware that, as the title page indicates, it is also published as The Reader's Digest Oxford Complete Wordfinder. An agreeable work for the home consumer but, as a condensed version of two Oxford classics, hardly a necessary acquisition for most libraries.?Ken Kister, "Kister's Best Encyclopedias," Tampa, Fla.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ingram
A uniquely wide-ranging reference book offers definitions and synonyms within the same entry, providing more than 200,000 definitions and 300,000 synonyms, along with several useful appendices listing proverbs, weights and measures, and more. UP.