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A unique reference that combined the best features of both dictionary and thesaurus, The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus was the first American reference work to offer integrated entries. Now this revolutionary, best-selling volume is available in a completely revised edition that isperfect for students, business people, writers, and anyone else who finds themselves frequently in need of an amplified vocabulary. New to this edition are Oxford's Synonym Studies, which provide in-depth comparisons of closely related words (e.g., doleful, dour, glum, lugubrious, melancholy,saturnine, and sullen; or conundrum, enigma, mystery, paradox, puzzle, and riddle), and updated appendices for Countries, Area Codes, and Weights and Measures, plus hundreds of brand new words. Light and portable, sized to fit easily into a backpack, briefcase, or on any student or office desk The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus is guaranteed to be the most frequently used reference work you own. Combining a comprehensive and thoroughly reliable dictionary of American Englishwith full thesaurus coverage, this is an essential tool for anyone who wants to write with more variety, color, and precision. Features: BLCompletely revised edition BL Over 150,000 entries, each with full definition and related words BL Two indispensable language tools for the price of one BL Definitions and related words within the same entry BL Hundreds of new words and meanings BL 13 quick-reference appendices

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