Shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles /
[editor-in-chief, Lesley Brown.].
- 6th ed. / [editor, Angus Stevenson].
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.
- 2 v. (xlv, 3742 p.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references.
v. 1. A-M -- v. 2 N-Z.
Encompassing all words current in general English from 1700 to the present day, this dictionary provides more than 600,000 definitions and more than 85,000 quotations from seven thousand authors.