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''Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English''

*Third edition revised (): Includes over 150,000 words, phrases, and definitions. :*?th impression (2008-06-19)

''Compact Oxford Thesaurus''

*Third edition revised (): Includes over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms. :*?th impression

References

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*Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English :*Oxford University Press pages
Third edition revised

''Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English''
from the OUP catalogue *Compact Oxford Thesaurus :*Oxford University Press pages
Third edition revised
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