The New Zealand Oxford Paperback Dictionary
Author: Tony Deverson
Stock information
- : $27.00 NZD
- : 9780195584103
- : Oxford University Press Australia
- : OUP Australia and New Zealand
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- : 01 October 1998
- : 196mm X 127mm
- : Australia
- : 26.95
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Description
This large paperback dictionary offers the benefits of a traditional dictionary, but also includes several thousand encyclopedic entries.
- 70,000 headwords
- around 500 words of Maori origin, with special guidance notes on their pronunciation
- around 4,000 encyclopedic entries dealing with notable New Zealand and international people, places and events
- usage panels offer guidance on grammar, syntax, punctuation, and disputed usage
- appendices include weights and measures, countries of the world, and USA states and capitals
