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Main Author: Hargraves, Orin
Other Authors: Orin Hargraves
Language:Undetermined
English
Published: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2004
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh
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Summary:Oxford lexicographers dive into the sea of language to catch these words as soon as they hatch; then they set about defining these additions to English, which may come from slang, other languages, technical jargon, or scientific breakthroughs. Oxford's rigorous standards result in definitions with the precision and accuracy that readers expect from the most trusted name in reference
Physical Description:xvi, 320 p.
22 cm
ISBN:0195172825
9780195172829