Pamela Olson WINTER 2003

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Pamela Olson WINTER 2003

• REFERENCE 400
• THE OXFORD REVERSE DICTIONARY

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CALL NUMBER INITALISM

• 423.1

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION

• Bib record
• The Oxford Reverse Dictionary
• Compiled by David Edmonds
• Oxford University Press
• C1999
• ISBN 0-19-860176-X

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ARRANGEMENT

• Arrangement consists of an
• Introduction,
• One page of abbreviations,
• Strictly Alphabetical

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SCOPE AND CURRENCY

• This is a current work. The Oxford Reverse
  Dictionary will guide you to the standard terms
  for things most people have heard of it is not
  an English-learners dictionary, nor will it help
  you to literary or archaic words, or to slang.
• Scope Gives a word, what it means and several
  other words in the same category and meanings
• Currency it is current and would be helpful as
  a Thesaurus is helpful in finding words with the
  same meaning.
• Available at Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville, Oak
  harbor, and Snohomish

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INTENDED PURPOSE

• To quote the compiler,
• We all have the words on the tip of our
  tongue, and we all know how bad our speech or
  writing will look without them that bit of the
  wall that turns into the window can never really
  replace reveal without the decorator thinking us
  a fool, and the sort of magistrate who conducts
  inquiries into the causes of someones death is
  no substitute for coronerindeed no other term
  can be. This dictionary is designed to solve
  these problems quickly and efficiently, grouping
  the tongue-tip terms under their key concepts so
  coroner will be found in the article magistrate.

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ADDITIONAL PURPOSES

• Contains 31,000 entries listed under a wide range
  of subject areas and key words
• Ideal for crossword and other word game lovers
  who want to find the words that they are looking
  for
• A perfect vocabulary builder, it gives
  information on related adjectives, irregular
  plurals, and combining formsWriters and Poets
  would find this a useful tool.

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PHYSICAL FORMATSPECIAL FEATURES

• The Oxford dictionary is available on
• CD rom
• at
• www.pubperfect.com
• However the Reverse Dictionary
• is not available.

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AUTHORITY

• Paperback 416 pages dimensions (in inches) 1.06
  x 7.68 x 5.16
• Publisher 1st edition,( April 15, 2002)
• ISBN 0192801139
• Hardcover version currently out of print and out
  of stock at Amazon.com
• ISBN 0606208461
• Publisher Turtleback books

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PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS

• I enjoyed seeing how the word that was looked up
  related to so many more. There are a plethora of
  links in words!

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REFERENCE USES
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EXAMPLES
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