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Original Title:	The New Oxford American Dictionary ASIN B0053VMNY2
Edition Language:	English

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An American dictionary--in the Oxford tradition. Produced by Oxford's U.S. Dictionaries Program, and drawing on the expertise of scores of American scholars and advisors, The New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. Here is the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever offered in any dictionary. Oxford's American editors drew on our 200-million-word databank of contemporary North American English, plus the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary. We started with American evidence--an unparalleled resource unique to Oxford. Our staff logged more than 50 editor-years, checking every entry and every definition. Oxford's ongoing North American Reading Program, begun in the early 1980s, keeps our lexicographers in touch with fresh evidence of our language and usage--in novels and newspapers, in public records and magazines. To provide unprecedented clarity, the entries are organized around core meanings, eliminating clutter and confusion, especially in longer entries. Rather than a litany of numbered senses, the structure of each entry plainly shows the major meaning or meanings of the word, plus any related senses, supplemented by illustrative, in-context examples of actual usage. In short, The New Oxford American Dictionary is designed to serve the user clearly, simply, and quickly, with a full measure of information value and precise guidance. Truly a revolution in the art and craft of dictionary-making, The New Oxford American Dictionary provides the in-depth and up-to-date coverage that all users need and expect--for reading and study, for technical terms, for language guidance. It continues the tradition of scholarship and lexicographic excellence that are the hallmarks of every Oxford dictionary.

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Title	:	The New Oxford American Dictionary
Author	:	Oxford University Press
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 191 pages
Published	:	by Amazon Dictionary Account (first published 1962)
Categories	:	Reference. Nonfiction. Contemporary

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it has a definition for "blah," although not for the word "janky."

Ending is weak. Especially the X's.

Date I finished this book: NEVER Words are important regardless if by spoken word or written word, and it is best to know the meaning of a word in all uses, before you start putting it in your speech/writing patterns; also by knowing the meaning of words will you know the correct way to respond when they are aimed at you. The New Oxford is great to be on hand just to clarify a word or words that you might be a little foggy on or don't know at all, one should never just rely on others to convey

My Kindle uses this dictionary. Very often, I am told the following...."interpolator: n. a person who interpolates something." ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS?!?!?

I kinda put this on as a joke, but as I'm nearing the district spelling bee, I'm thinking I actually should read it.

How does one read a dictionary? It is in use. A bit wordy. I have not read it front to back.

It's a dictionary. It is a good reference tool.