The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English is a one-volume dictionary

Dictionary

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 published by Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

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. It is intended for a family or upper secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 readership. The third edition (revised), published in 2008, has 1,264 pages, somewhat smaller than the Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is probably the best-known of the 'smaller' Oxford dictionaries. The latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains over 240,000 entries and 1,728 pages...

, and should not be confused with the "Compact" (single- and two-volume photo-reduced) editions of the multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary.

External links

• Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English from the OUP catalogue