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A comparison of Oxford's Classic Dictionaries
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A comparison of Oxford's Classic Dictionaries <TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left>Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
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</TD><TD align=left>The Compact OED</TD><TD align=left>Oxford English Dictionary (OED) on CD</TD><TD align=left>The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 5th Edition</TD><TD align=left>The Concise Oxford Dictionary 10th Edition, 2002</TD><TD align=left>The Concise Oxford Dictionary 11th Edition, 2004</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left>20 Volumes</TD><TD align=left>1 volume </TD><TD align=left>2 CDs</TD><TD align=left>2 vol. or (CD)</TD><TD align=left>1 volume or CD </TD><TD align=left>1 volume or CD </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left>16 original volumes (1928), 2nd edition (1989) 4 vol. Supplements (1972-1986) integrated </TD><TD align=left>with magnify glass, same content as 20 volume OED</TD><TD align=left>same content as 20 volume OED plus Additions Series (1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, + 2,000 words</TD><TD align=left>5th edition published in 2002</TD><TD align=left>published 1999, 2001 added words, 2002 added words and new title</TD><TD align=left>published 2004</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left>500,000 words defined, English useage from 1150 to 1986, 137,000 pronunciations, 249,300 etymologies, 577,000 cross-references</TD><TD align=left>Same content as 20 volume OED</TD><TD align=left>Same content as 20 volume OED + </TD><TD align=left>500,000 plus definitions with 3,000 definitions added in the fifth (2002) edition, definitions and examples based on usage from 1700 forward but also includes words used by Shakespeare</TD><TD align=left>220,000 definitions, current English definitions from North America, South Africa, India, Australia, and New Zeeland plus historical usage. Rewritten to use less abbreviations.</TD><TD align=left>240,000 words, phrases, and meanings with current English definitions from US, Canada, Australia, New Zeeland, South Africa, and India.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left>3 Addition Series Volumes contain 9,000 new words and include words added to English through 1997. Purchase separately.</TD><TD align=left>Purchase separately the 3 Addition Series Volumes</TD><TD align=left>Contents of Addition series Volumes added in version 3.0, 2,000 added in 3.1 </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>These dictionaries are know for their accurate and extensive coverage of English. |
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