The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary

Like it or not, abbreviations and acronyms are now an essential ingredient of everyday life. Since the first edition of The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviatio

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.

This dictionary incorporates new material on the major developments of the last few years, including public health medicine, genetics and organ transplantation.