Concise Oxford American dictionary.

Concise Oxford American dictionary. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006. - xviii, 1128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"Based on the acclaimed New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd edition"--Jacket.

Staff -- Preface -- Introduction -- How to use this dictionary -- Key to the pronunciations -- Key to the abbreviations -- Concise Oxford American Dictionary -- Ready reference -- Commonly misspelled words -- Guide to punctuation -- Common cliches to avoid -- Redundant expressions -- Proofreader's marks -- Usage notes -- How words are built: prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms -- States of the United States of America -- Presidents of the United States of America -- Countries of the world -- Chemical elements -- Standard weights and measures with metric equivalents and conversions.

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English language--United States--Dictionaries.
Americanisms--Dictionaries.

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