Oxford dictionary of english

The Oxford English Dictionary (oed), Like Its Abridged Version, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Is Written On Historical Principles And Traces The Development Of Each Word’s Meaning And Form From Its First Appearance In English. Oxford’s Other English Dictionaries, Following The Style Of The Ground-breaking New Oxford Dictionary Of English (1998), Present Words According To Their Use And Frequency In Modern English.–book Jacket. Appendices: 1. Countries Of The World — 2. The Commonwealth — 3. States Of The United States Of America — 4. Prime Ministers And Presidents — 5. Kings And Queens Of England And The United Kingdom — 6. Weights, Measures, And Notation — 7. Chemical Elements — 8. The Solar System — 9. The Beaufort Scale Of Wind Force — 10. Alphabets, Accents, And Punctuation Marks — 11. Proof-reading Marks — 12. English In Electronic Communications — 13. Collective Nouns — 14. Guide To Good English. Rev. Ed. Of: The New Oxford Dictionary Of English / Edited By Judy Pearsall ; Chief Editor, Patrick Hanks. 2001. Also Available Online.