Comparison of English dictionaries

This table compares modern and notable English dictionaries.

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Dictionary	Publisher	Main Accent	Latest Edition	Pages (approx.)	Volumes
Webster's Third International Dictionary[1]	Merriam-Webster	American	3rd	2800	1
Oxford English Dictionary[2]	Oxford University Press, UK[3]	British	2nd	22000	20
New Oxford American Dictionary[4]	Oxford University Press, UK	American	3rd	2096	1
American Heritage Dictionary[5]	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, USA	American	4th	2074	1
Cambridge International Dictionary of English[6]	Cambridge University Press[7]	International	1st	1792	1
Collins English Dictionary[8]	HarperCollins Publishers[9]	British	7th	1920	1

Collegiate

Dictionary	Publisher	Main Accent	Latest Edition	Pages (approx.)	Volumes
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary[10]	Merriam-Webster	American	11th	1664	1
American Heritage College Dictionary[11]	Houghton Mifflin	American	4th	1664	1
Webster's New World College Dictionary[12]	Webster's New World	American	4th	1736	1

Learner's

Dictionary	Publisher	Latest Edition	Pages (approx.)	Volumes
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary[13]	Merriam-Webster	1st	2032	1
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English[14]	Pearson-Longman[15]	5th	2082	1
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners[16]	Macmillan Publishers[17]	2nd	1872	1
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary[18]	Cambridge University Press	3rd	1810	1
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary[19]	Oxford University Press	8th	1796	1

References

1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195392884
2. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0198611862
3. ^ http://www.elearnaid.com/oxendic20vol.html
4. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195392884
5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618701737
6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521484219
7. ^ http://www.elearnaid.com/camdicofenon.html
8. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0007191537
9. ^ http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780007298464/Collins-English-Dictionary-30th-Anniversary-Edition
10. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0877798095
11. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0547247664
12. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764571257
13. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YX0DEO
14. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/1405862211
15. ^ http://www.elearnaid.com/lodiofcoen.html
16. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/1405025263
17. ^ http://www.elearnaid.com/maendiforadl.html
18. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521885418
19. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/019479900X

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