Author: John A. Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195218893
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Oxford English Dictionary
Author: John A. Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195218893
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195218893
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Oxford Essential German Dictionary
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199576394
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This new dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of essential German and English, and extra help with German and English verbs and pronunciation, all in a compact and affordable format.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199576394
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This new dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of essential German and English, and extra help with German and English verbs and pronunciation, all in a compact and affordable format.
Oxford Dictionary of English
Author: Angus Stevenson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199571120
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 2093
Book Description
The Oxford Dictionary of English offers authoritative and in-depth coverage of over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199571120
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 2093
Book Description
The Oxford Dictionary of English offers authoritative and in-depth coverage of over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language.
Sarvāṃśī Aṃgrejī-Gujarātī kośa
Author: Deshpande P.G.(ed)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : gu
Pages : 972
Book Description
Based on the word-list of the Little Oxford Dictionary, and including its most helpful features, the Universal English-Gujarati Dictionary contains 34,000 English words and phrases covering a broad range of contemporary English, together with short, precise Gujarati definitions. It will be the standard English-Gujarati dictionary for use in Britain.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : gu
Pages : 972
Book Description
Based on the word-list of the Little Oxford Dictionary, and including its most helpful features, the Universal English-Gujarati Dictionary contains 34,000 English words and phrases covering a broad range of contemporary English, together with short, precise Gujarati definitions. It will be the standard English-Gujarati dictionary for use in Britain.
A Dictionary of World History
Author: Anne Kerr
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191044784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1341
Book Description
This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history (living and dead), separate entries for every country in the world (summarising key historical events), and in-depth entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and major conflicts and events and their after-effects. For this new edition, existing entries have been revised and updated to reflect the very latest global events including changes in leadership, wars, political situations, and the statistical information given for each country (population counts, currency, languages, religions). New entries have been included for key figures who have recently come to prominence and world events. The book also contains twenty-five detailed maps linked to key historical events and topics. These include the African slave trade, the Black Death, and the Normandy campaign. Also included are over 200 country maps. The dictionary is enhanced by entry-level web links which are accessed via a dedicated companion website. Encyclopedic in scope, this ambitious A to Z provides an excellent overview of world history both for students and anyone with an interest in the subject.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191044784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1341
Book Description
This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history (living and dead), separate entries for every country in the world (summarising key historical events), and in-depth entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and major conflicts and events and their after-effects. For this new edition, existing entries have been revised and updated to reflect the very latest global events including changes in leadership, wars, political situations, and the statistical information given for each country (population counts, currency, languages, religions). New entries have been included for key figures who have recently come to prominence and world events. The book also contains twenty-five detailed maps linked to key historical events and topics. These include the African slave trade, the Black Death, and the Normandy campaign. Also included are over 200 country maps. The dictionary is enhanced by entry-level web links which are accessed via a dedicated companion website. Encyclopedic in scope, this ambitious A to Z provides an excellent overview of world history both for students and anyone with an interest in the subject.
Words of the World
Author: Sarah Ogilvie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021839
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Demonstrates that the Oxford English Dictionary is an international product in both its content and its making.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021839
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Demonstrates that the Oxford English Dictionary is an international product in both its content and its making.
The Oxford English Dictionary
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
In addition to current definitions, provides an historical treatment to words and idioms included.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
In addition to current definitions, provides an historical treatment to words and idioms included.
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Author: Simon Blackburn
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198610130
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Comprehensive and authoritative, this dictionary provides wide-ranging and lively coverage of not only Western philosophical traditions, but also themes from Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198610130
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Comprehensive and authoritative, this dictionary provides wide-ranging and lively coverage of not only Western philosophical traditions, but also themes from Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: J. A. Simpson
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.
A Dictionary of World Mythology
Author: Arthur Cotterell
Publisher:
ISBN: 0192177478
Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0192177478
Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description