{"product_id":"the-compact-oxford-english-dictionary-e-s-c-weiner-9780198612582","title":"The Compact Oxford English Dictionary","description":"When the twenty-volume \u003cem\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, Second Edition, appeared years ago, the public response was extraordinary. The AP and UPI announced publication over their newswires. \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e ran full-page articles. \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e published an extensive essay. Virtually every major paper in American and in Great Britain covered the event. And from every corner, the praise was lavish. \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e called it \"a scholarly Everest.\" \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e, \"a celebration of language.\" And Herbert Mitgang, in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, called the new OED \"the last word on words\" and \"the arbiter of the English language as it is read and spoken all over the world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow comes the Compact Edition of \u003cem\u003eOED II\u003c\/em\u003e, which captures all the wealth of scholarship found in the original edition in just one volume. The \u003cem\u003eCompact\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eCompact\u003c\/em\u003e (a magnifying glass comes with it). As in the \u003cem\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eCompact\u003c\/em\u003e combines in one alphabetical sequence the sixteen volumes of the first \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e and the four \u003cem\u003eSupplements\u003c\/em\u003e--plus an extra five thousand new words to bring this monumental dictionary completely up to date. And it is monumental, with definitions of 500,000 words, 290,000 main entries, 137,000 pronunciations, 249,300 etymologies, 577,000 cross-references, and over 2,412,000 illustrative quotations. But as large as it is, perhaps its most important feature is its historical focus. The \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e records not only words and meanings currently in use but also those that have long been considered obsolete. Moreover, under each definition of a word is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that illustrate the word's usage down through the years, beginning with its earliest known appearance. The result is a dictionary that offers unique insight into the way our language has, over the centuries, grown, changed, and been put to use. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than 100 years in the making, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford English Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e is now universally acknowledged as the world's greatest dictionary--the supreme arbiter on the usage and meaning of English words, a fascinating guide to the history and evolution of the language, and one of the greatest works of scholarship ever produced. \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e has written that \"no one who reads or writes seriously can be without the \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Now with the \u003cem\u003eCompact\u003c\/em\u003e, the world's greatest dictionary is within the reach of anyone who wants one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. S. C. Weiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198612583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198612582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 2424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 15.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 18.00h x 11.00w x 3.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1997 pg. 1736\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2002 pg. 1622","brand":"E. S. C. Weiner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981488390399,"sku":"9780198612582","price":490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03d49006-312d-4cb2-882a-0fb4deb15ea7.jpg?v=1683255874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-compact-oxford-english-dictionary-e-s-c-weiner-9780198612582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}