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The Oxford English reference dictionary

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Published by Oxford University Press in Oxford, England, New York .
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    Subjects:
  • English language -- Dictionaries

  • Edition Notes

    Earlier edition published under title: The Oxford encyclopedic English dictionary.

    Other titlesOxford English dictionary, Oxford encyclopedic English dictionary.
    Statementedited by Judy Pearsall and Bill Trumble.
    GenreDictionaries.
    ContributionsPearsall, Judy., Trumble, Bill.
    Classifications
    LC ClassificationsPE1625 .O86 1996
    The Physical Object
    Paginationxx, 1765, 16 p. :
    Number of Pages1765
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL6807515M
    ISBN 100198600461, 019860050X
    LC Control Number00271786
    OCLC/WorldCa35445542

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