This is the new ninth edition of the world's longest-established andbest-selling pocket English dictionary. It is one of the new generation Oxforddictionaries derived from the database of the highly-acclaimed New OxfordDictionary of English and is particularly user friendly with its elegant opendesign, with different elements starting on new lines. It offers excellentcoverage of English as an international language, the defining style isstraightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrateidiomatic usage. All irregular noun, verb, and adjectival inflections arespelled out in full, while guidance on grammar and good usage is provided byin-text notes. Additional features include Wordbuilder boxes giving informationon related words and thematic tables on subjects such as countries, chemicalelements, and nationalities.

Catherine Soanes is Project Editor for English Dictionaries at Oxford University Press.