Oxford English Reference Dictionary
by Pearsall, Judy; Trumble, BillEdition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-11-14
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
The Oxford English Reference Dictionary extends the aims of conventional dictionaries to be more useful, more practical, and more informative. It combines the coverage of an authoritative Oxford dictionary containing spellings, grammar information, pronunciations, and word origins, with in-depth encyclopedic entries. A 16-page full-colour map section, including the latest border and name changes, is accompanied by a large section of reference appendices including countries of the world, prime ministers and presidents, the body, the solar system and a chronology of world events. This is the revised second edition and replaces ISBN: 0-19-860046-1.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Guide to the Use of This Dictionary | p. xi |
| List of Abbreviations and Symbols | p. xix |
| Oxford English Reference Dictionary | p. 1 |
| Appendices | |
| Chronology of World Events | p. 1688 |
| Chronology of Scientific Developments | p. 1720 |
| Countries of the World | p. 1722 |
| The Commonwealth | p. 1726 |
| States of the United States of America | p. 1727 |
| The British Constitution | p. 1728 |
| The US Constitution | p. 1729 |
| The United Nations | p. 1730 |
| The European Union | p. 1731 |
| Kings and Queens of England and the United Kingdom | p. 1732 |
| Prime Ministers and Presidents | p. 1738 |
| The Beaufort Scale of Wind Force | p. 1740 |
| Weights, Measures, and Notation | p. 1741 |
| Chemical Elements | p. 1743 |
| Astronomy: the Constellations | p. 1744 |
| The Solar System | p. 1745 |
| Geological Time-scale | p. 1746 |
| Terms for Groups of Animals etc. | p. 1747 |
| The Animal Kingdom | p. 1748 |
| The Plant Kingdoms: Plants, Fungi, Algae, and Bacteria | p. 1749 |
| The Body | p. 1750 |
| Alphabets | p. 1754 |
| Indo-European Languages | p. 1756 |
| Hallmarks | p. 1757 |
| Musical Notation and the Orchestra | p. 1758 |
| Architecture | p. 1760 |
| Sports and Games | p. 1762 |
| The British Isles | p. 176 |
| World Maps | |
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