Compact Oxford English Dictionary

By Sara Hawker and Catherine Soanes

Book Overview

This new edition of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English is a fully revised, updated, and redesigned edition of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary; 2nd edition. It aims to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198614284
• ISBN13: 9780198614289
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Oxford
• Length: 1253 Pages
• Weight: 3.18 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good Dictionary with Slightly Misleading Label

Overall this is a very useful dictionary with a good selection of words; clear, concise definitions; and a logical, easy-to-use pronounciation system. However, this is a "Compact" dictionary, so in order to save space they have left out many ponounciations and etymologies. Also, it is written from a very British point of view, which, if one is an American, could cause some confusion at first. Although the seller labels this book (understandably) as the "Compact Oxford English Dictionary," they are in fact selling the "Compact Oxford Dictionary of Current English." The former is a micrographically reproduced version of the complete OED in two volumes, while the latter (sold here) is a small desk-dictionary. If you are looking for completeness I would suggest the 20-volume OED, but if you are looking for an easy-to-use dictionary that has a very large word-selection for its size, I would recommend the Compact Oxford Dictionary of Current English.