Pocket Oxford American Dictionary & Thesaurus

by Oxford Dictionaries

An all-in-one reference providing convenience, value, and the authority of Oxford Languages. The Pocket Oxford American Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ideal, all-in-one portable reference, with a dictionary and a thesaurus combined in one handy, integrated volume. A word's meanings, synonyms,
and antonyms are given in the same entry, allowing the user access to all this information at a glance. The text is fully updated with the latest lexical content, informed by Oxford's extensive language research program including the Oxford English Corpus, a unique electronic database of more than
two billion words that allows us to offer the fullest, most accurate picture of the English language today. Hundreds of new words cover computing, ecology, technology, and many other subjects. The Dictionary & Thesaurus includes helpful extra features such as a center Reference section, which
includes thoroughly updated appendices. Within the text, usage tip boxes help users write more effective English.

Genres: Reference

928 pages, Paperback

First published June 3, 2010

Reviews

[Shannon Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book because it's light-weight and I will be taking it with me to school. However, although the dictionary aspect is acceptable, the thesaurus section is lacking, missing less used words.

[Ananya Ganapathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

wasn't able to fit it in my pocket and too many big words