English Dictionaries and Thesauruses

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Oxford Dictionaries of Current English: Oxford Dictionary of English £35.00 Concise Oxford English Dictionary £25.00 Compact Oxford English Dictionary £16.99 Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students £12.99 Pocket Oxford English Dictionary £9.99 Colour Oxford English Dictionary £7.99 Paperback Oxford English Dictionary £7.99 Little Oxford English Dictionary £7.99 Oxford English Mini Dictionary £4.50 Paperback Oxford Large Print Dictionary £13.99 Oxford English Reference Dictionary £29.99	For help in choosing the right dictionary have a look at our English Dictionary Selector  Free trial of Babylon-Pro one-click desktop dictionary software including Oxford dictionaries
Oxford Thesauruses: Oxford Thesaurus of English £30.00 Concise Oxford Thesaurus £20.00 Oxford Compact Thesaurus £14.99 Compact Oxford Thesaurus for Students £12.99 Paperback Oxford Large Print Thesaurus £13.99 Pocket Oxford Thesaurus £9.99 Colour Oxford Thesaurus £7.99 Little Oxford Thesaurus £6.99 Oxford Paperback Thesaurus £6.99 Oxford Mini Thesaurus £4.50
Combined Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Including useful word lists Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus £30.00 Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus £16.99 Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus £9.99 Colour Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus £8.99 Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus £7.99 Oxford Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus £7.99 Oxford Mini Dictionary and Thesaurus £4.50
Oxford English Dictionary (Second Edition) The Oxford English Dictionary (Second Edition) is available to buy as a twenty-volume set or in a single-volume compact edition. OED (Second Edition) 20-volume set £750.00 Compact OED (Second Edition) £275.00
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Based on the contents of the full Oxford English Dictionary Shorter Oxford English Dictionary £95.00 Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Deluxe Edition) £118.00 Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Leather Bound Edition) £250.00 Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM £51.06+VAT

Additional links:

Dictionaries on CD-ROM
Complete list of dictionaries available from Oxford University Press
Oxford English Dictionary website
School Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Dictionaries for learners of English
World English Dictionaries

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