--- product_id: 4696498 title: "New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition" price: "£51.67" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4696498-new-oxford-american-dictionary-3rd-edition store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition **Price:** £51.67 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition - **How much does it cost?** £51.67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4696498-new-oxford-american-dictionary-3rd-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available. The dictionary draws on the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus and the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary to provide the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever offered in any dictionary. The Third Edition offers a thoroughly updated text, with revisions throughout and approximately 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings. Many new words relate to fast-moving areas such as computing, technology, current affairs, and ecology, while others have recently entered the popular lexicon. Usage notes have been updated in light of the most recent Corpus evidence, and a completely new in-text feature on Word Trends charts usage for rapidly changing words and phrases such as carbon, mobile, or tweet . In addition, the volume has an attractive, modern new text design that makes entries easier to read and find. One of the hallmarks of the New Oxford American Dictionary is the way it reflects the living language. Unlike in more traditional dictionaries, where meanings are ordered chronologically according to the history of the language, each entry plainly shows the principal meaning or meanings of the word, organized by importance in today's English. Thus readers can be confident that the first definition they see is the one most likely to be used by people today, and is not a sense that has been obsolete for two centuries. Offering clear, authoritative, and precise information, with the in-depth and up-to-date coverage that users need and expect, the New Oxford American Dictionary is the benchmark by which all other American dictionaries are measured. Review: This is a pretty good Dictionary - I have a Merriam Webster Collegiate that I like a lot. A Random House Unabridged that I also like a lot. The one thing they both have in common are the lettered, indented tabs to assist the user in quickly getting to any given letter within their respective groups. This Oxford Dictionary does not have the tabs, but I am able to find a given letter quickly with no problem. For what it's worth on that subject, I'm 57 years old at present and, looking back I recall being in 5th grade, doing dictionary exercises (for getting to a letter in the alphabet quickly by estimating where the letter's section would likely be)starting. We did that often and it is one of those things that have just stuck with me. I don't know if less experienced dictionary users would share my experience in getting quickly to their letter of choice in using this dictionary, but possibly. So, yes, I find this very easy to use. It's a good size if you're in want of a medium large sized dictionary. (I wanted one similar in size to those found in libraries myself. That size wouldn't be practical for most standard sized two bedroom apartments. With that, I have 3 dictionary's in "my" comfortably sized two-bedroom apartment.) Quite frankly, I like this dictionary a lot. As it turns out, I like all of my dictionaries though. I recommend this one. What would you do if there were a solar flare occurrence that knocked out a satellite or two and caused a disturbance affecting internet access? This is not a far-fetched concept. This is a potential reality we could be confronted with at any time. Cell phones, internet here one day then ZAP, gone. What happened? What's the point? The point is: that with no internet access to google a word, if you need a definition, there's a better chance than not that your good old trusty, hard-copied dictionary(ies) will be there for you to reference in the event of a bad-case scenario. I would definitely recommend this as something to keep around the house. You shouldn't have a problem finding any words. Come to think of it, with the lettered tabs, there's a few letters on each tab and you end up having to go one direction or other usually to get to your letter-section of choice anyway. They're all great if you ask me. Finally, as I recall, none of the dictionaries are ridiculously priced at all: this one included. This is definitely a good one, it has some interesting pictures that the other two I mentioned don't have. I would buy another copyt of this Oxford again if anything happened to the one I have if that's any help. Review: A Good Supplement to The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary - I bought the New Oxford American Dictionary Third Edition because my experience with its electronic version built in the OS of my MacBook Pro has been helping me a lot with current English Usage when I am using the computer. Apple's built-in edition is slightly different from this Third Edition. Perhaps Apple's is an earlier edition and usage notes are sometimes a bit different from those in the Third Edition. Anyway the Apple Dictionary experience has been so satisfactory and rewarding that I decided to buy a volume in print for other everyday uses when I am not using the computer. I am used to consulting the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary because when I want to look up a word, it's usually from a work of literature and the SOED is an excellent companion for this purpose because of its examples from prominent literary works and definitions from different periods in the history of the English language. But when it comes to everyday usage, especially American usage, the SOED is not so helpful. And that's exactly where the New Oxford American Dictionary comes in. Basically it is aimed at covering the most up-to-date usage one is likely to encounter in everyday life and the editing principles are definitely different from those of the SOED, which is the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary in short. I find that the SOED and the NOAD can complement each other quite well, as the former takes care of the more formal English and the latter takes care of the more casual everyday English. I also appreciate the fact that there is an encyclopedic element in the NOAD, because it provides illuminating and sometimes entertaining facts about crucial components of modern American culture, which is essential to understanding modern American English. Actually the SOED coupled with the NOAD should be able to cover almost any words or phrases that one would like to look up in almost all normal contexts. And if your purpose is just to clarify everyday usage of American English, the NOAD is the dictionary to buy and it's really worth the money at desertcart.com's discount. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #53,883 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #18 in Dictionaries (Books) #26 in English Dictionaries & Thesauruses | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,016 Reviews | ## Images ![New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pj9j0E8UL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a pretty good Dictionary *by W***I on November 25, 2012* I have a Merriam Webster Collegiate that I like a lot. A Random House Unabridged that I also like a lot. The one thing they both have in common are the lettered, indented tabs to assist the user in quickly getting to any given letter within their respective groups. This Oxford Dictionary does not have the tabs, but I am able to find a given letter quickly with no problem. For what it's worth on that subject, I'm 57 years old at present and, looking back I recall being in 5th grade, doing dictionary exercises (for getting to a letter in the alphabet quickly by estimating where the letter's section would likely be)starting. We did that often and it is one of those things that have just stuck with me. I don't know if less experienced dictionary users would share my experience in getting quickly to their letter of choice in using this dictionary, but possibly. So, yes, I find this very easy to use. It's a good size if you're in want of a medium large sized dictionary. (I wanted one similar in size to those found in libraries myself. That size wouldn't be practical for most standard sized two bedroom apartments. With that, I have 3 dictionary's in "my" comfortably sized two-bedroom apartment.) Quite frankly, I like this dictionary a lot. As it turns out, I like all of my dictionaries though. I recommend this one. What would you do if there were a solar flare occurrence that knocked out a satellite or two and caused a disturbance affecting internet access? This is not a far-fetched concept. This is a potential reality we could be confronted with at any time. Cell phones, internet here one day then ZAP, gone. What happened? What's the point? The point is: that with no internet access to google a word, if you need a definition, there's a better chance than not that your good old trusty, hard-copied dictionary(ies) will be there for you to reference in the event of a bad-case scenario. I would definitely recommend this as something to keep around the house. You shouldn't have a problem finding any words. Come to think of it, with the lettered tabs, there's a few letters on each tab and you end up having to go one direction or other usually to get to your letter-section of choice anyway. They're all great if you ask me. Finally, as I recall, none of the dictionaries are ridiculously priced at all: this one included. This is definitely a good one, it has some interesting pictures that the other two I mentioned don't have. I would buy another copyt of this Oxford again if anything happened to the one I have if that's any help. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Good Supplement to The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary *by C***S on February 12, 2011* I bought the New Oxford American Dictionary Third Edition because my experience with its electronic version built in the OS of my MacBook Pro has been helping me a lot with current English Usage when I am using the computer. Apple's built-in edition is slightly different from this Third Edition. Perhaps Apple's is an earlier edition and usage notes are sometimes a bit different from those in the Third Edition. Anyway the Apple Dictionary experience has been so satisfactory and rewarding that I decided to buy a volume in print for other everyday uses when I am not using the computer. I am used to consulting the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary because when I want to look up a word, it's usually from a work of literature and the SOED is an excellent companion for this purpose because of its examples from prominent literary works and definitions from different periods in the history of the English language. But when it comes to everyday usage, especially American usage, the SOED is not so helpful. And that's exactly where the New Oxford American Dictionary comes in. Basically it is aimed at covering the most up-to-date usage one is likely to encounter in everyday life and the editing principles are definitely different from those of the SOED, which is the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary in short. I find that the SOED and the NOAD can complement each other quite well, as the former takes care of the more formal English and the latter takes care of the more casual everyday English. I also appreciate the fact that there is an encyclopedic element in the NOAD, because it provides illuminating and sometimes entertaining facts about crucial components of modern American culture, which is essential to understanding modern American English. Actually the SOED coupled with the NOAD should be able to cover almost any words or phrases that one would like to look up in almost all normal contexts. And if your purpose is just to clarify everyday usage of American English, the NOAD is the dictionary to buy and it's really worth the money at amazon.com's discount. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Dictionary With Attitude *by A***N on November 16, 2017* One of the earlier reviewers stated that this dictionary acts like it "owns the place." I understand where that is coming from. Not only does mine act like it owns my place, when I got it, and it got acclimated to my house, it started pouting, whining, moaning, throwing fits, temper tantrums, and it wouldn't stop until I got it a furniture quality dictionary stand. Also from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Toscano-Thomas-Aquinas-Bookstand/dp/B00269EOS2/ Then and only then was it content. Until it turns 16 and starts hitting me up for a car. Of course, this stand gives me plenty of room to keep this book's steady girlfriend, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, underneath it. Really, all jokes aside, if and when you buy and receive this tome, the first thing that will jump out at you is its size. While its listed dimensions, 9 x 2.5 x 11.5, are the truth, those actually underestimate how big the dictionary looks when it's in front of your face. You could take out a ruler and estimate those dimensions in front of you if you don't have the dictionary, but the book "in the flesh" actually seems much bigger, even though it's actually not. By comparison, the Webster's Third New International Dictionary, the ne plus ultra of unabridged American English dictionaries, is only 81% larger in three-dimenson volume. "Only 81%," I say, because just about everyone has seen W3NID, and knows how Baluchitherian it is. Also by comparison, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate, 11th Edition, which is in the same class and price point range and language class (American English) as this Oxford, and is said to be the best selling American English dictionary in the just-slightly-less-than-unabridged category, the Oxford is 70% larger in volume than it. In fact, MWC11 is only slightly more voluminus that the the Oxford Theasurus. Once you get over the physical size, then there's the matter of weight. Seven pounds, officially, but if it weighs only seven pounds, then I weigh only seven pounds. Of course, I don't weigh seven pounds, I'm the sort that can gain seven pounds just by looking at a doughnut. By comparison and officially, W3NID is 12.5 pounds, and MWC11 is 3.8 pounds. Long and short: It's big, and heavy, which means it deserves a quality stand, just to support it and show it off. Now, as for contents, Oxford gives me that sort of authoritative and official feeling of lexicography that I don't get from M-W or American Heritage (Houghton-Mifflin), which makes sense, because Oxford University is where our language pretty much officially lives. Another thing is that Oxford doesn't give me the sense that it's playing the kind of slick diss sneak diss political games with lexicography that M-W and AH are, even though Oxford does it to some extent. To conclude: New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition is now in direct competition with my cat over who has control of my house. ## Frequently Bought Together - New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition - Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition, Laminated Hardcover, Plain-Edged (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated)) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4696498-new-oxford-american-dictionary-3rd-edition](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4696498-new-oxford-american-dictionary-3rd-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*