Tenth Edition - Oxford Dictionary

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: To keep pace with the digital age, a portable CD-ROM version was released. This version offered: Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition

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While the broader Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a historical record of every word in the English language since 1150 AD, the Concise versions—like the Tenth Edition—are designed for daily use. For example, whereas the OED might track the word "hegemony" back to its 16th-century Greek origins, the COD10 focuses on its contemporary definition as leadership or dominance by one social group over others. Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition

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