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The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an abridgement of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary into just two volumes, providing a comprehensive description of the historical development of English together with superb coverage of the contemporary language.

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The new edition... has proved an authoritative, reliable, constantly surprising friend. * Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year *
It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood. * John Whale, TLS *

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Sixth Edition

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 20 September 2007
      ISBN-13 9780199206872
      978-0199206872
      ISBN-10 0199206872
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Dictionaries

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an abridgement of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary into just two volumes, providing a comprehensive description of the historical development of English together with superb coverage of the contemporary language.

      Trade Review
      The new edition... has proved an authoritative, reliable, constantly surprising friend. * Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year *
      It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood. * John Whale, TLS *

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