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 Format: Hardcover, 1008 pages
Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0789463679
Release Date: Jan 4, 1999
Average Reader Review:  (Based on 1 review.)
| |  | | | In Brief
Setting a new standard in American dictionaries, this unrivaled family reference combines the best in words and pictures to produce the most accurate, authoritative, and accessible dictionary of American English.
| | | | From The Publisher
Editorial and design excellence. The combination of text from Oxford University Press with clear design and compelling images from Dorling Kindersley Publishing creates a unique way of explaining words and bringing information to life.
The key to good English. Now with easy-to-use thumb tabs, the DK Oxford American Dictionary also provides guidance on grammar, usage, and pronunciation of both written and spoken English.
A new kind of dictionary.This groundbreaking reference includes special feature sections with key information on U.S. states, plant and animal kingdoms, symbols, measurements, and much more.
Features:- More than 180.000 concise definitions and entries cover general vocabulary as well as specialized, technical, and rare words
- 4,500 color images give instant visual definitions, bringing the unfamiliar to life and adding a deeper understanding of the text
- 600 illustrated feature panels provide in-depth information on a wide range of topics -- from technology to natural history, art, and music
- Hundreds of new words and phrases -- from biodiversity and voice mail to velociraptor and sport utility vehicle -- give up-to-date coverage of language.
| | | | Annotation
Setting a new standard in American dictionaries, this unrivaled family reference combines the best in words and pictures to produce the most accurate, authoritative, and accessible dictionary of American English.
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This dictionary is habit-forming!
-- A reviewer, an engineer in Houston, TX., August 5, 2002
| |  | | | The Word On The Street
"This collaboration between DK and Oxford invites superlatives. It harnesses the strengths of Oxford's excellence with the superb visual quality of DK." --Library Journal —Dorling Kindersley
| |  | | | Accreditation
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS has published dictionaries for over 150 years and is today recognized as the world leader in the authentication, definition, and usage of words in English. Oxford's World Reading Program tracks the growth of the English language worldwide and is the most comprehensive survey of its kind, collecting on average more than 18,000 new words and phrases each month. DORLING KINDERSLEY, founded in 1974, has established a worldwide reputation as a publisher of high-quality illustrated reference books. The company's picture archive contains several million images, including specially commissioned photographs, artworks, cross sections, and cutaway diagrams.
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