{"product_id":"the-oxford-english-dictionary-john-simpson-9780198611868","title":"The Oxford English Dictionary: 20 Volume Set","description":"Eighty years ago, the \"greatest work in dictionary-making ever undertaken\" was completed. And with its enormous range, unparalleled historical depth, detailed etymologies, and inexhaustible supply of illustrative quotations, it has enriched the lives of writers, readers, and word-lovers of all stripes ever since. Begun in 1857, published in ten volumes in 1928, subsequently revised and expanded to 20 volumes in 1989, and now adopted to the electronic age, the \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e has become the most venerated and most beloved English-language reference ever compiled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe key feature of the \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e, of course, is its unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that illustrate the evolution of meaning from the word's first recorded usage and show the contexts in which it can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of sources--literary, scholarly, technical, popular-and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare and Raymond Chandler, Charles Darwin and John Le Carre. In all, nearly 2.5 million quotations--illustrating over a half-million words--can be found in the \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e. Other features distinguishing the entries in the dictionary are the most authoritative definitions, detailed information on pronunciation, variant spellings throughout each word's history, extensive treatment of etymology, and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics (including geographical origins). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A dictionary like no other in the world, the \u003cem\u003eOED\u003c\/em\u003e has been described as \"among the wonders of the world of scholarship.\" Reflecting upon the \u003cem\u003eDictionary\u003c\/em\u003e's 80 years, that statement is today more apt than it ever has been. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso available online at: www.oed.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198611862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198611868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 21728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 177.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 48.00h x 40.00w x 19.00d\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\u003eALA Ref Srces for Small\/Med Li\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2002 pg. 1622","brand":"John Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132812980479,"sku":"9780198611868","price":1215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc8085d7-73cf-4542-8e22-3743b7c4a587.jpg?v=1687482458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-oxford-english-dictionary-john-simpson-9780198611868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}