Edited by Frank Abate
180,000 entries
Based on a database of some 200 million words, The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English offers superb coverage of American English. Its features include 180,000 concise definitions and entries, plus grammar, style, and usage notes that give guidance on correct English. Hundreds of word histories provide fascinating background to American English, and there are 3,000 biographical and geographical entries.
Frank Abate has been one of American's leading lexicographers for two decades. He has written or edited more than thirty dictionaries and other general reference publications, including the Oxford American Desk Dictionary, and the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, American Edition. Abate was the special consultant for American English on the Concise Oxford Dictionary, which also appears on Oxford Reference Online.
