English Dictionaries





Dictionary of American Family Names

3-Volume Set
$450.00
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Hardback Mar 2003 ISBN13: 9780195081374ISBN10: 0195081374 Booklist Editors' Choice, 2003


A Dictionary of American Proverbs

$80.00
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Hardback Nov 1991 ISBN13: 9780195053999ISBN10: 0195053990 A treasury of more than 15,000 sayings, adages, and maxims --the first major collection based on oral rather than written sources.


Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions

Making Sense of Transatlantic English
$37.95
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Hardback Nov 2002 ISBN13: 9780195157048ISBN10: 0195157044 An engaging and often witty look at English, as heard on both sides of the pond.


The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

$18.95
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Paperback Jun 1993 ISBN13: 9780192830982ISBN10: 0192830988

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The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words

$18.95
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Paperback Mar 2004 ISBN13: 9780195173284ISBN10: 0195173287 A revolutionary new pocket dictionary that illuminates precisely those words we need a dictionary for


The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus

Second Edition
$17.95
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Hardback Jul 2002 ISBN13: 9780195159349ISBN10: 0195159349 A thoroughly integrated dictionary and thesaurus--perfect for people on the go


The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus

Second American Edition
$13.95
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Paperback Mar 2006 ISBN13: 9780195307153ISBN10: 0195307151 A thoroughly integrated dictionary and thesaurus


The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang

$18.95
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Paperback Mar 2006 ISBN13: 9780195304473ISBN10: 0195304470 A glorious guide to American political slang, from blue state and belligerati to wire worker and zoo plane


Discover these from OUP

“A new era in the historical study of English”  —David Crystal

cover The first historical thesaurus ever written —over 40 years in the making and covering 920,000+ words from Old English to the present— the HTOED is a groundbreaking view of the historical inventory of English.


“A new era in the historical study of English”  —David Crystal

cover The first historical thesaurus ever written —over 40 years in the making and covering 920,000+ words from Old English to the present— the HTOED is a groundbreaking view of the historical inventory of English.


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