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The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus [Paperback]

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Product Details

Paperback: 1024 pages
Publisher: Berkley; 2 edition (July 10, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425180689
ISBN-13: 978-0425180686
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Have Your Maginfying Glass Handy, August 11, 2006

Jay A. Cohen "Padre Cohen" (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is an up-to-date, handy, clear reference book for one's reading table. I wanted a dictionary of American English. Success.

However, I wasted my money because of one problem: the font size is undersized (six-point maximum) to be practical if one's eyesight is less than 20/20 or you're over 50-years old. I'm going back to my 1978 Pocket Oxford Dictionary rather than strain my eyes; to the devil with words younger than 28-years old. Using a magnifying glass defeats two important objectives: convenience and portability.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus(7-2001), August 31, 2001

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This is a very good and thorough dictionary with quick reference in thesaurus. The paper quality is better than most of paperback dictionary. I ever bought American Heritage Dictionary-paperback and Webster-paperback in last few years and this Oxford dictionary is the best paper dictionary I ever got and the price is worth.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great compact reference, September 15, 2004

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This review is from: The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus (Paperback)

I use this dictionary daily and it is very valuable. Occasionally, I've run across words that aren't in it, but that's to be expected from a paperback.

Most combination references list the thesaurus entries separately at the bottom of the page. This book integrates the listings together, all the material on a word is found in one place.

This is the best compact reference I've ever used. It has greatly enhanced both my reading and writing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars dictionary and thesaurus combined
Great space saver of having two reference books a dictionary and thesaurus combined into one book.

Published on June 17, 2008 by Robert J. Jose

3.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
This one ranks among the top three paperback dictionaries I've used. However, I think the reason that its number of words is limited is because this is also a thesaurus. Read more

Published on August 20, 2007 by Aramaki

5.0 out of 5 stars The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
My son took my dictionary with him when he moved to San Francisco. Since I needed another one, I decided to give this one a try. Read more

Published on August 27, 2006 by S. Becker

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I think this is one of the best and easiest thesauruses I have ever had. Not only does it have the definition but all the alternate words you can use are right behind it. Read more

Published on February 24, 2006 by Aimee M. Bejarano

5.0 out of 5 stars Whatever form of English you need to work in...
...this text is the essential and definitive aid.
I have worked with other dictionaries and really the only publisher to come close is Penguin. Read more

Published on March 4, 2005 by S. Hebbron

5.0 out of 5 stars Bought one for all of my co workers
Bought about 10 of them for my co workers, last Xmas. Got tired of my copy always on "reference" somewhere in the hall, and me having to hunt it down. Read more

Published on October 21, 2004 by Jeffrey S. Alek

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I am an extremely meticulous reader. I like to understand every single new word I see. Most readers are pretty lazy. Read more

Published on October 6, 2004 by Travis R. Wilson

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see synonym study, usu foil, syonym study, assim form, official postal use, usu prec, attrib adj, adj colloq, colloq person, esp sexually, chief monetary unit, intr form, usu attrib, suffix forming nouns, forming adjectives meaning, intr move, suffix forming adjectives, esp one, usu derog, intr act, ble adj, adj occurring, adj lasting, esp food, bly adv

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