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4.0 out of 5 stars High production values and enlightening illustrations, 29 Oct 1998

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The DK Illustrated Oxford Dictionary is both a great coffee table book and a very appealing reference work. The color illustrations and layout from DK are outstanding and will spur many young (and old) readers to browse through the dictionary. The text from Oxford University Press is not as successful and not particularly user-friendly for the young readers who would be expected to form the primary audience for this type of work. Although the definitions are concise, there are few examples of how words are used. And there are no etymologies. A more minor but annoying feature is the repeated use of the word "etc" in definitions. Overall, an excellent buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a coffee-table dictionary., 20 Jan 1999

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When you stop browsing the SF section of your local... to hunch over a dictionary, muttering "very nice. cool! lookit that! WOW!" it's this one. Multiply the illustrations by 1,000 & you've got the value of this reference in "stuff finally understood clearly" units. Useful, adequate definitions, but definitely needs etymology.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding family reference, 27 Nov 1998

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"DK Illustrated Oxford Dictionary" is an outstanding family reference. Its 180,000 concise and authoritative entries are combined with 4,500 images to enhance your comprehension of the text entries. For example, under "Atoll," you not only get the definition and pronunciation guide, you get a simple but colorful sectional diagram, showing the ocean, lagoon, and coral reef. And under "Atrium," you're given a beautiful photograph of an ornate 19th-century Australian shopping arcade. The book's entries and illustrations are matched by other fine features. They include Measurements; a Physical Map of the World; The Night Sky; and Grammar and Style. DK Publishing and Oxford University Press have produced a splendid visual dictionary.