Oxford Dictionary of English

by Angus Stevenson (Editor)

The foremost single volume authority on the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today. It is informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus.

This new edition includes thousands of brand-new words and senses, as well as up-to-date encyclopedic information, and extensive appendices covering topics such as countries, heads of state, and chemical elements.

New features include Word Trends which showcase language research based on the Oxford English Corpus and illuminate the extraordinary stories behind fast-changing words of everyday English.

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Genres: Reference, Dictionaries, Nonfiction, Language, Education, Writing, Linguistics

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Stanley Lambchop · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comedy classic. This hilarious woodland romp with Mr Toad, Mole and Ratty is just what I need to cheer me up on a rainy day. What a fantastic book. A must-read

[Emily Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING!!!
SPOILERS******





so engaging, brought tears to my eyes near the ending. It just one of those books that you can never put down. It has a great moral behind the novel and gave me many opportunities to further myself as a individual. My most recommended book for me in my opinion. 5Stars 100%

can't wait for the next one!!

[Amy Spector · Rating 5 out of 5]

Predictable.

[Beth]

Turns out the Zebra did it

[Jackson Spoke · Rating 5 out of 5]

In all honesty, the story line in this book was over the shop, how ever it has an overly extensive vocabulary. I don't think they used any word more than once.

A bold move by the author, but one that has paid off in my books.

I look forward to reading some more

[Thomas the grammar nazi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing.
A work of art.
I love this book.
It is perfect.

[Xylem_force · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found the w chapter a little understating

[Kristopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's a bit wordy.

[Rachael · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK I haven't read the whole of this per se. Who does that anyway?!? (Aside: one of my old teachers used to get naughty kids to copy from the dictionary as punishment). But this is my default dictionary on my kindle so it deserves to be added to my shelves because it is actually quite useful when you need to look up the odd word or phrase.

[Rachael Smallcombe · Rating 5 out of 5]

bit dull...

[Maelle Picut · Rating 4 out of 5]

this ones a little long..

[Dmitriy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best dictionary ever.

[Pierre-Yves · Rating 5 out of 5]

well, it's a dictionary.

[Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Longest poem EVER

[Bartlett]

Excellent Book. Oxford's galactic lexicon seems to know no bounds. Whenever I'd pick it up to read, I felt like there was always something new in there.
Brilliant stuff. Absolutely brilliant.

[Cameron Thompson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't fathom why anyone would like to read this book. It seems like a jumble of words with no real story line. The characters, if you can call them that, seem lifeless and more like random letters placed on a page. Rubbish book!

[Ulysse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sessantotto

There was this incredible book
Which readers so often mistook
For one with no story
No gore and no glory
But it’s all there if only you'll look

A sinistra... / A destra...


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[Jacob HousePlanticus · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still not enough words to properly express how much I want to hit someone with a chair

[Jaeger Matthias · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE this AWESOME book!!!!!!! I learned many new words such as pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoniosis, which is a disease you get when you breath in fine ash and sand. Boy, my vocabulary sure went up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anthony M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing the plot line was kinda weird but according to my teacher it is "organized well." it is quite wordy but overall it is an amazing work of literature since they didn't even use the same word more than once which is awesome but this is a must read and every other book after this one is just a remix.

[Gauri Kanodia]

honestly, before picking this book up, I wasn’t sure if this authors style was for me, but as I approached the letter E, the plot started to pick up. character development was a little weak, but overall this was a real page-turner. recommended for anyone who uses the words ‘hype’ and ‘lit’.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yo I didn't actually read this I just read an AMAZING books called Sunny Turner and the killer bite and it wasn't on here. IT WAS REALLY GOOD THOUGH <3

[Lady Wesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not actually "currently reading" the Oxford Dictionary of English. I added it to my Kindle and the Amazon/Goodreads conglomerate added it to my reading list. This dictionary is very helpful, however, for finding archaic British terms that occasionally show up in the historical romances that I like to read. Dictionaries are great, but I don't actually "read" them.

[abdellah · Rating 5 out of 5]

fabulous rich dicionnary ; compatible for all english fans ;helpful and i keen on it .

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only dictionary you will ever need.

[Kevin Safford · Rating 2 out of 5]

Latest Android update broke it

Used to be great, but today's update (2017-01-07) has broken search. Instead of returning the headwords, it gives me every single occurrence in definitions. If the headword *is* there - and I got tired of waiting - I'm blowed if I know how I'd spot it in the morass of junk.

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah, I read the dictionary as a kid. I wanted to, so I did. Don't judge me.

[Fausta · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's The Excellent Dictionary

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a beautiful book that must be read by all. You learn many spelling life lessons that should be known by children and adults alike. 5/5 would read again.

[Dr. Bones · Rating 3 out of 5]

for a 22,000 page long book, the plot was almost invisible. the first character introduced (aardvark) was never seen or heard from again.