PublishedOxford University Press, December 2007 |
ISBN9780199206872 |
FormatBoxed Set |
The acclaimed Shorter Oxford English Dictionary has undergone a major programme of updating and improvement since the last edition in 2002, ensuring that it remains the best of its kind. There are 2,500 new words, many never published in any other dictionary, a new introductory essay by language guru David Crystal, more than 1,000 new illustrative quotations from writers throughout the English-speaking world and an improved, clear and fresh design.