This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Compact Oxford English Dictionary. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. It can be fun to see contemporary authors I know mentioned in the book, such as Stephen King and I believe I've seen Dean Koontz referenced too.

Quicker access and more informative than the online version (not many books can say that today) and cheaper than the annual subscription. The Compact is not an abridgement, but a direct photoreduction of the entire 20-volume set, with nine pages of the original on every nine-by-twelve page of the Compact (a magnifying glass comes with it). Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

This is not supposed to be the Thesaurus, it's the one-volume Big Dictionary with a magnifying glass! As in the Second Edition, the Compact combines in one alphabetical sequence the sixteen volumes of the first OED and the four Supplements --plus an extra five thousand new words to bring this monumental dictionary completely up to date. I paid 300 dollars for a root canal once and when I was done I said, "Is that all I get for three hundred bucks". No words of praise will come close to properly praising the undertaking of producing this tome, nor the printing technology enabling me to contain it to a corner of my desk.

I just about cried at how long the definitions were and got hand cramps before I even finished copying down the firest one.I obtained this, which, with supplements, is the most complete dictionary of the English language, as an introductory offer from The Book of the Month Club soon after matriculating at Union Theological Seminary in New York. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case.

The new central section offers useful and accessible guidance on a wide range of student writing matters. Word Origin adjective late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.No matter how much the English language changes, going back and seeing where words came from is valuable activity. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

Slipcase shows a little wear, a few spots and marks, bottom shelf rubbed, sides a little bowed, provides strong protection and includes magnifier in drawer ( NB Heavy set over 8. As well as the printed book, there is an Online Resource Centre, accessed via weblinks given in the book, which gives additional information and study skills support. Sometimes I flip it open and read it just for fun, peering down at the page with my funky replacement magnifying glass (having lost the sleek one which came standard, tucked into its very own drawer), reading about the histories of my favorite words or finding new ones that I'll probably never have any occasion to use.

This edition includes a wide selection of new words and phrases, together with extra advice on how to improve your writing. He takes a keen interest in particular aspects of the vocabulary of English, including the language of Early Modern English non literary documents (such as wills and inventories), the terminology of English grammar (the subject of a book he co-authored), the vocabulary of Anglo-Jewry, and the English of South Africa, where many of his extended family live. I could get lost in the pages of a dictionary, skipping from one definition to another to see how long a chain I can make of words I didn't know. Its excellent coverage of essential English vocabulary and clear, accessible style make this revised edition of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English ideal for general everyday use.