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The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
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Description for The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
Paperback. We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. Editor(s): Hobson, Archie. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. But we often read elsewhere--in a doctor's waiting room or on a plane, or while on vacation. What do we do then? The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words is designed to meet this need. A portable, pocket-sized reference, it features more than 10,000 ... Read more
We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. But we often read elsewhere--in a doctor's waiting room or on a plane, or while on vacation. What do we do then? The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words is designed to meet this need. A portable, pocket-sized reference, it features more than 10,000 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195173284
SKU
V9780195173284
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About Unknown
Archie Hobson also edited The Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary (published in 1999 by Berkley Books) and the geographical portion of The Oxford Dictionary of People and Places as well as The Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada.
Reviews for The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
"Entries are enhanced by sentences and phrases that illustrate the word used in context and a section listing derivatives of the word."
Choice "This work conveniently pulls together more than 10,000 "difficult" words in a readily accessible dictionary."
American Reference Book Annual 2002 "From explanations of closely related, often-confused words to usage notes, The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words is packed with ... Read more
Choice "This work conveniently pulls together more than 10,000 "difficult" words in a readily accessible dictionary."
American Reference Book Annual 2002 "From explanations of closely related, often-confused words to usage notes, The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words is packed with ... Read more