Название: The Oxford American dictionary of current English
Автор: Frank R. Abate, Editor in Chief
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 1999
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 1013
Размер: 252,98 МБ
Язык: English

Based on a vast database of some 200 million words, The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English offers superb coverage of American English.
Its features include:
180,000 concise definitions and entries
Grammar, Style, and Usage Notes give guidance on correct English
Hundreds of Word Histories provide fascinating background to our language
225 illustrations, commissioned by Oxford's US Dictionaries Program, add important visual information that complements the definitions
3,000 biographical and geographical entries

Reference appendices include information on weights and measures, metric conversions, chemical elements, countries of the world, US states and presidents, and much more Affordable, durable, easy to read, and completely up to date, this is the finest dictionary of its size available.