Oxford English Reference Dictionary

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Summary: Tne best reference dictionary !
Review: Believe me, when you are going to find a reference dictionary, This book is always the first chioce. That's why I bought it.

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Summary: I learn something everytime that I open it.
Review: I only bought this dictionary because David Foster Wallace constantly raves about the "OED", which is a full (and expensive) twenty volume set. So this (...) book was more in my price range. Despite it's shorter length, I have definitely got more than my money's worth in this book. Sometimes I take a break from my day and pick it up and browse through the pages. Besides being able to find over 99% of the words for which I've searched, it's got an uncountable number of historical, geographical, etc. facts and backgrounders. If you're a learning nerd, this is a good book to have.

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Summary: For a One-Volume . . .
Review: If you don't want to buy the literally encyclopedic multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary, this is the one to get. You'll still get more words than most of us use on a regular basis! If you're looking to increase your vocabulary with a word of the day, this is a great place to start.
And most new words inserted into the 'Macro' Oxford each year make their way into the newer editions of this classic.
It may not be as cheap as some of the others, but it's the best bang for the buck.