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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Lindberg, Christine A., 1954- Oxford American writer's thesaurus. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 (OCoLC)680584150 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Christine A Lindberg |
| ISBN: | 0195170768 9780195170764 |
| OCLC Number: | 56370523 |
| Description: | xxiv, 1088 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | In Search of the Exact Word -- Word Notes -- Word Banks -- Word Spectrums -- Writer's Reference -- Language Guide -- Proofreader's Marks -- Writing Prompts. |
| Responsibility: | compiled by Christine A. Lindberg. |
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<br>."..the best new array of synonyms around."--William Safire, The New York Times Magazine<br>"To help today's writers in the "grail-quest" for the true word, the folks at Oxford have come up with a title that breathes fresh life into a genre very much in need of CPR. This work breaks away from the traditional format of simple lists of synonyms and antonyms by offering a number of ingenious and helpful features set within boxes in the text.... Bottom Line Although loaded with special features, this thesaurus doesn't undermine its more traditional duties. Under a generous 25,000 headwords, it lists 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms in usefully laid-out entries. Highly recommended."--Library Journal STARRED REVIEW!<br>"Anyone who writes for a living knows how valuable a good thesaurus can be in finding the exact words to express a variety of thoughts - and this book has more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms from which to choose. Arranged alphabetically, it includes example Read more...