Revised edition of this world-famous dictionary, providing the most authoritative,
up-to-the-minute description of the English language, based on hundreds of millions of
words of real English from the Oxford English Corpus
Over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including hundreds of new words
NEW: 'English Uncovered' supplement reveals compelling facts about the English language,
based on the research of the Oxford English Corpus
CD-ROM automatically installs on your hard-drive and is ready whenever you need it
CD-ROM: High-quality spoken pronunciations for thousands of words
CD-ROM: Interactive educational word games - Hangman, Boggle, Conundrum - to make using
the dictionary fun
System requirements: Windows only PC with minimum Pentium-class processor; 64 MB of
RAM16-speed CD-ROM or DVD drive; Windows 98, Me, NT4, XP or 2000; Minimum 100 MB free hard
disk space (150 MB recommended); SVGA monitor, set to display high colour (64K or 16-bit
colour); Windows compatible 16-bit sound card
This is a revised edition of the world-famous Concise Oxford English Dictionary
, published together with a fully up-to-date text of the dictionary on CD-ROM,
containing over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions and hundreds of new words. It
offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical,
and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and hundreds of helpful
notes on grammar and usage.
The CD-ROM version of the dictionary offers full-text search functionality, instant
look-up from Windows documents, including email and the Internet, high-quality spoken
pronunciations for thousands of words, and interactive educational word games, making it
ideal for family use, as well as for homework and school use.
New to this edition is a fascinating 'English Uncovered' supplement, revealing findings
from the billion-word Oxford English Corpus and the behind-the-scenes dictionary research
programme. Find out how new words and meanings emerge, which are the most common words,
and how language is changing.
The dictionary also contains appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies,
electronic English, and the registers of language, from formal to slang, plus a useful
Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Readership: For anyone needing an up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative dictionary
of current English in both print and electronic form for study, work, or home.
Hardback
1729 pages
