The Oxford American Thesaurus Of Current English

This thesaurus is based on state-of-the-art research conducted by Oxford's U.S. dictionary staff using a vast database of some 200 million words. It has more than 15,000 main entries keyed to over 350,000 synonyms, with accompanying example sentences and phrases. Key entries are also supplemented by antonym lists.

Based on state-of-the-art research, this thesaurus is the first place a person needs to look when he or she needs just the right word. Includes 15,000 main entries keyed to over 350,000 synonyms.

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

"The leading single-volume English thesaurus explores the richness of the English language with hundreds of thousands of synonyms and antonyms, and thousands of example sentences drawn from the Oxford English Corpus; finds the word you need quickly with carefully chosen and arranged synonyms; broadens your vocabulary and finds solutions to word puzzles and crosswords with hundreds of thematic word lists; and helps express yourself more accurately with hundreds of 'Choose the Right Word' boxes exploring the difference between similar words." --Book Jacket.

This text provides authoritiative coverage of over 150,000 alternative and opposite words. Its bold page design makes it quick and easy to find the word you need, with informal, dialect, and literary words clearly marked.

The Oxford Thesaurus of Current English offers excellent value-for-money, providing authoritative coverage of over 150,000 alternative and opposite words. Its bold page design makes it quick and easy to find the word you need, with informal, dialect, and literary words clearly marked. In addition, a unique Spell-it-right guide highlights problematic words and offers helpful tips on how to improve your spelling.

Containing over 100,000 definitions and alternative words, the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus of Current English is a one-stop guide offering wide-ranging coverage of everyday English, with dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page. Accessible and user friendly, its clear layout and jargon-free entries make it quick and easy to find the word you need. Also included is a handy Spell-it-right guide, offering help with problem words, lists of common confusables, and tips on how to improve your spelling. Replaces the Oxford Quick Reference Dictionary and Thesaurus ISBN 0-19-860169-7.