--- product_id: 4973725 title: "Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition" price: "£37.07" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4973725-concise-oxford-english-dictionary-main-edition store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Portable compact size Comprehensive 240,000+ entries Clear, spacious typesetting Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition **Price:** £37.07 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the power of words—because your vocabulary deserves the Oxford edge! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition - **How much does it cost?** £37.07 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/4973725-concise-oxford-english-dictionary-main-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 ## Key Features - • **Compact Powerhouse:** Portable form factor perfect for professionals on the go—knowledge anytime, anywhere. - • **Effortless Navigation:** Spacious, high-quality typesetting designed for quick, strain-free lookups. - • **Trusted Oxford Quality:** Crafted with premium materials ensuring durability and a premium reading experience. - • **Master the Language Landscape:** 240,000+ meticulously curated words to elevate your vocabulary game. - • **Stay Ahead with Updated Insights:** Includes modern reference info like weights and measures to keep you current. ## Overview The Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Main edition) is a highly rated, portable dictionary featuring over 240,000 entries. It boasts clear, spacious typesetting on premium paper, making it easy to read and navigate. Trusted by word enthusiasts and professionals alike, this edition includes updated reference sections with weights and measures, all packed into a compact, durable format perfect for everyday use. ## Description Authoritative and up to date, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary offers unsurpassed coverage of English, perfect for anyone who needs a handy, reliable resource for home, school, or office. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most popular choices in Oxford's renowned dictionary line. Now in print through its various editions for a century it has been selected by decades of users for its up-to-date and authoritative coverage of the English language. This centenary edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary presents the most accurate picture of English today. It contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, providing superb coverage of contemporary English, including rare, historical, and archaic terms, scientific and technical vocabulary, and English from around the world. The dictionary has been updated with hundreds of new words--including sub-prime, social networking, and carbon footprint--all based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus. In addition, the dictionary features an engaging new center section, with quick-reference word lists (containing, for example, lists of Fascinating Words and Onomatopoeic Words), and a revised and updated English Uncovered supplement, which examines interesting facts about the English language. Sprinkled throughout the text are intriguing Word Histories, detailing the origins and development of numerous words. The volume also retains such popular features as the hundreds of usage notes which give advice on tricky vocabulary and pointers to help you improve your use of English. Finally, the dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language (from formal to slang), plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Explore our language resources on oxforddictionaries.com, Oxford's hub for dictionaries and language reference. System Requirements WindowsRG: Intel® Pentium® II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent); Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® ServerTM 2003, Windows® XP, Windows® 2000. Macintosh®: PowerPC® G3 500MHz or faster processor; Intel® Core® Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor; Mac® (PowerPC®): OS X 10.1.x -10.4.x; Mac® (Intel®): OS X 10.4.x, 10.5.x, 10.6.x.All Platforms: 250 MB free hard disk space; monitor with 1024 x 768 pixels and high colour (16 bits per pixel, i.e. 65,536 colours); local CD-ROM/DVD drive (for installation); 16-bit sound card; 512 MB RAM; runs from hard drive only Review: A superlative and high quality dictionary! Love it! - This is a wonderful dictionary and my absolute favorite for “form factor,” size, and typesetting. It is well constructed from high quality materials. It is comprehensive and excellent in its coverage of the English language (although I have found my Merriam-Webster’s 12th Collegiate to be a little more wide-ranging - as I have looked up many somewhat obscure and/or uncommon words for a project and it has never missed yet). But I am a word nerd and dictionary nut. For regular usage this dictionary is superlative. The paper used in this lovely Oxford is nice high quality stock, and with the typesetting they are using it makes it easy to read and find the entry. A great dictionary! Review: Excellent purchase, will buy UPDATED VERSION. I JUST WROTE AN EDIT WITH IMPORTANT INFO!! - EDIT: I HAVE PURCHASED THE MOST RECENT DICTIONARY. THERE ARE CLEAR IMPROVEMENTS UPON CLOSE INSPECTION. 1.THE LAYOUT IS VASTLY IMPROVED..2. MY OLD ONE SEEMS DENSLY POPULATED WITH WORDS, BUT THIS EDITION IS EASIER TO READ BECAUSE THE WHOLE PRESENTATION IS DIFFERENT, AS THE SPACING AND GROUPING IS SPACED OUT BETTER.3. THERE IS ADDED INFORMATION IN THE REFERENCE SECTION AND IT INCLUDES MORE INFORMATION THAN MY OTHER EDITION. IT INCLUDES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR EXAMPLE.4. EVEN WITH THE NEW SPACING AND ADDED INFORMATION M ITS NEARLY THE SAME SIZE AS ITS PREDECESSOR. 5. This entire dictionary has been WELL THOUGHT OUT, THE EXTRA SPACING IS A BLESSING, AND THIS EDITION TRUMPS ALL PREVIOUS ONES. A+++++++++ I bought this dictionary in 2015. I love that it’s concise and very portable. I still like to have a dictionary handy because using your phone for definitions/synonyms/ antonyms isn’t always the best. A good dictionary is thorough and I prefer it to basic definitions you get on your phone. I should probably update my dictionary since I’ve had it for 10 years and will make that very necessary, for me, purchase. Oxford’s dictionary comes highly rated, and I highly rate and recommend it for your knowledge’s sake. I highly recommend this item to have in your home because not everything is as well thought out as the Oxford English Dictionary. You won’t regret this purchase! A++++ ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #177,105 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Dictionaries (Books) #79 in English Dictionaries & Thesauruses | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,672 Reviews | ## Images ![Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61AJNPChOvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A superlative and high quality dictionary! Love it! *by D***S on February 1, 2026* This is a wonderful dictionary and my absolute favorite for “form factor,” size, and typesetting. It is well constructed from high quality materials. It is comprehensive and excellent in its coverage of the English language (although I have found my Merriam-Webster’s 12th Collegiate to be a little more wide-ranging - as I have looked up many somewhat obscure and/or uncommon words for a project and it has never missed yet). But I am a word nerd and dictionary nut. For regular usage this dictionary is superlative. The paper used in this lovely Oxford is nice high quality stock, and with the typesetting they are using it makes it easy to read and find the entry. A great dictionary! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent purchase, will buy UPDATED VERSION. I JUST WROTE AN EDIT WITH IMPORTANT INFO!! *by D***T on April 9, 2025* EDIT: I HAVE PURCHASED THE MOST RECENT DICTIONARY. THERE ARE CLEAR IMPROVEMENTS UPON CLOSE INSPECTION. 1.THE LAYOUT IS VASTLY IMPROVED..2. MY OLD ONE SEEMS DENSLY POPULATED WITH WORDS, BUT THIS EDITION IS EASIER TO READ BECAUSE THE WHOLE PRESENTATION IS DIFFERENT, AS THE SPACING AND GROUPING IS SPACED OUT BETTER.3. THERE IS ADDED INFORMATION IN THE REFERENCE SECTION AND IT INCLUDES MORE INFORMATION THAN MY OTHER EDITION. IT INCLUDES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR EXAMPLE.4. EVEN WITH THE NEW SPACING AND ADDED INFORMATION M ITS NEARLY THE SAME SIZE AS ITS PREDECESSOR. 5. This entire dictionary has been WELL THOUGHT OUT, THE EXTRA SPACING IS A BLESSING, AND THIS EDITION TRUMPS ALL PREVIOUS ONES. A+++++++++ I bought this dictionary in 2015. I love that it’s concise and very portable. I still like to have a dictionary handy because using your phone for definitions/synonyms/ antonyms isn’t always the best. A good dictionary is thorough and I prefer it to basic definitions you get on your phone. I should probably update my dictionary since I’ve had it for 10 years and will make that very necessary, for me, purchase. Oxford’s dictionary comes highly rated, and I highly rate and recommend it for your knowledge’s sake. I highly recommend this item to have in your home because not everything is as well thought out as the Oxford English Dictionary. You won’t regret this purchase! A++++ ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The right size dictionary for daily spelling and meaning look-up. *by A***N on October 20, 2017* This is a light, compact, well-bound hard-back dictionary for daily use, for checking both spelling and meaning. It very usefully includes proper nouns, which the Oxford dictionaries 50 years ago refused to do. So this is more like a modern "encyclopedic" style of dictionary. This is important because most of the words which I don't understand are proper nouns. However, I should mention that the vast numbers of proper nouns in classical literature are not here. It doesn't define "Peloponnesian", "Solon" or "Uruk" for example. So it's definitely a dictionary for the modern world. This dictionary also includes common phrases and abbreviations as main headings, which once again were forbidden in the old-style Oxford dictionaries. Consequently, this is the ideal dictionary for daily use, to make sense of printed literature and Internet English, and it is ideal for daily writing also. I find that I only rarely have to consult the larger dictionaries for further detail. There are two main things which this compact dictionary does not deliver. One is detailed etymologies, and the other is detailed archaic meanings of words. The etymologies in this " Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition " are a bit light, thin and sketchy, but they do at least tell you which language group a word originates from. Etymology adds depth of meaning to words. Larger dictionaries are required for obtaining serious etymologies to get some real depth of meaning. The archaic meanings of words are not covered very much in this dictionary. So it is not so suitable for understanding literature before the 19th century. For that, once again, you do need the larger dictionaries. The main strength of this dictionary, in my opinion, is its coverage of spelling, particularly the morphological variants of words such as the conjugation of verbs and plurals of nouns, and especially the differences between British and American spelling. Noah Webster decided in about 1828 to very intentionally make American spelling diverge from British spelling, partly for commercial reasons because of the huge appetite of Americans to "improve themselves" by importing costly British dictionaries and grammar books. (This background is explained in " Stories of English " by David Crystal, pages 419-434, and " Collins Dictionary of the English Language ", pages xxiii-xxiv.) This Concise Oxford English dictionary allows me to safely navigate the numerous cross-Atlantic and other spelling variations so that I can keep a consistent style. This makes word-search in documents easier, for example. ## Frequently Bought Together - Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition - Merriam-Webster’s Everyday Language Reference Set: Includes: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, and The Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder - 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/4973725-concise-oxford-english-dictionary-main-edition](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4973725-concise-oxford-english-dictionary-main-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*