Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Fifth Edition

Trumble, William; Brown, Martin

ISBN 10: 0198604572 / ISBN 13: 9780198604570

Published by Oxford University Press, 2002

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.11BQM

Synopsis:

An updated edition of the reference work for modern English. The text is based on the 20-volume "Oxford English Dictionary" and manages more than one third of the coverage of the OED in one tenth of the size. It contains more than half a million definitions and illustrative quotations. The new edition incorporates a complete vocabulary update with over 3500 new words and meanings, and many new illustrative quotations from modern authors. In total there are over 83,000 illustrative quotations from 7000 authors. There is extensive coverage of scientific and technical English as well as English from around the world. The dictionary is written on historical principles: entries show the historical development of words by listing meanings chronologically and giving datings for the first use of each sense.

Review: "The Shorter is the Matterhorn to the great OED's Everest--elegant, awesome and marvelous to behold, differing only in size. A stupendous achievement."--Simon Winchester (author of The Professor and the Madman) "The page design is clean and remarkably easy to read."--Publishers Weekly "The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary redefines hip."--The New York Post "Even at a fraction of its original bulk, the premier collection of English words manages to squeeze in over a third of the original's content, including its hallmark: minute etymological details."--US News & World Reports "In dictionary terms, the publication of The New Shorter OED is among the major events of the last half century."--Chicago Tribune "The Shorter is the Matterhorn to the great OED's Everest--elegant, awesome and marvelous to behold, differing only in size. A stupendous achievement."--Simon Winchester (author of The Professor and the Madman) "The page design is clean and remarkably easy to read."--Publishers Weekly "The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary redefines hip."--The New York Post "Even at a fraction of its original bulk, the premier collection of English words manages to squeeze in over a third of the original's content, including its hallmark: minute etymological details."--US News & World Reports "In dictionary terms, the publication of The New Shorter OED is among the major events of the last half century."--Chicago Tribune "The Shorter is the Matterhorn to the great OED's Everest--elegant, awesome and marvelous to behold, differing only in size. A stupendous achievement."--Simon Winchester (author of The Professor and the Madman) "The page design is clean and remarkably easy to read."--Publishers Weekly "The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary redefines hip."--The New York Post "Even at a fraction of its original bulk, the premier collection of English words manages to squeeze in over a third of the original's content, including its hallmark: minute etymological details."--US News & World Reports "In dictionary terms, the publication of The New Shorter OED is among the major events of the last half century."--Chicago Tribune

Bibliographic Details

Title: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Fifth ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good
Edition: 5th or later Edition