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(SEIKO) Oxford/Brittanica Reference Library (ER8000)
New Electronic Edition..
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, plus Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Concise Oxford Thesaurus and Oxford Concise Dictionary of Quotations.
The Brittanica Concise Encyclopedia is perfect for home, school, or office. You will find information on just about every field of human knowledge, with more that 25,000 entries. For over 150 years, Oxford's hallmarks of integrity and authority have been adapted to meet the changing needs of dictionary users. Today, with a dramatically more open style, Oxford dictionary and reference works offer total language accessability and many new benefits.
Features:
- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
From the Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
comes an easy-to-use reference work with the
authority of the world's most respected encyclopedia
in one handy volume.
Up-to-date with the latest developments in technology
and world affairs. More than 25,000 entries prepared
by the editors of Encycplopaedia Britanicca.
Provides quick answers to everyday questions about
history, science, business, politices, people,
literature and the arts, popular culture, geography,
and much more.
- Concise Oxford English Dictionary
This major new edition of the world-famous Concise
Oxford English Dictionary provides an authoritative,
up-to-the-minute description of the English language.
It contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and
definitions, including 1,700 new words. There are
extensive word histories examining the origins and
development of words.
The dictionary offers rich vocabulary coverage, with
full treatment of World English, rare, historical,
and archaic terms, as well as scientific and
technical vocabulary, and provides hundreds of
helpful notes on grammar and usage.
- Concise Oxford Thesaurus
This new edition of the Concise Oxford Thesaurus
provides comprehensive, reliable help for all writing
needs - for letter writing, business writing,
studying, creative writing, or solving crosswords -
together with more than 400 lists providing
additional information on a wide range of subjects.
Over 333,000 alternative words providing over
4,000,000 synonyms links covering everyday vocabulary
as well as more unusual and specialist words, and
there is clear labelling of informal, dialect,
literary, and technical items.
The closest and most useful alternative words are
given first, with the word which is closest in
meaning to the entry word given in capitals.
- Oxford Concise Dictionary of Quotations
Based on the highly acclaimed fifth edition of The
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this new edition
maintains its extensive coverage of literary and
culteral figures. It contains over 9,000 quotations
from more than 2,500 authors, and with both author
names and quotation keywords searchable, offers the
best possible access to this rich and fascinating
material.
Bonus Features:
- Spellchecker
130,000 word phonetic spellchecker.
- Solvers
7 indespensible solvers to help you with crossword,
anagrams, abbreviations, letter changes, finding
phrases, searching, definitions, and encyclopedic
searches.
- Word Games
11 great vocabulary building word games to challenge
your command of the English language. 3 skill levels
per game.
- Calculator & Converters
A full function calculator with memory & % is
included, containing over 190 invaluable
metric/imperial & currency converters.
- Instruction Guide.
- Manufacturers Guarantee.
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