Compact Oxford English Dictionary
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The Compact Oxford English Dictionary may refer to either of two books published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...

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  • The Compact Editions of the Oxford English Dictionary, which contain the full text of the Oxford English Dictionary
    Oxford English Dictionary
    The Oxford English Dictionary , published by the Oxford University Press, is the self-styled premier dictionary of the English language. Two fully bound print editions of the OED have been published under its current name, in 1928 and 1989. The first edition was published in twelve volumes , and...

     photographically reduced to fit in one or two volumes instead of up to 20 volumes for the conventional editions.
  • The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English
    Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English
    The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English is a one-volume dictionary published by Oxford University Press. It is intended for a family or upper secondary school readership...

    , a single-volume general-purpose dictionary.
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