ContentsPreface 7
English over Fifteen Centuries 9
Using this Dictionary 13
Abbreviations used in the Dictionary 20
Note on Proprietary Status 21
The Concise Oxford DictionaryAppendicesⅠ Countries ofthe World 1634
Ⅱ Counties ofthe UK 1640
Ⅲ States ofthe USA 1641
Ⅳ The Commonwealth 1642
Ⅴ Books ofthe Bible 1643
Ⅵ The Greek and Russian Alphabets 1644
Ⅶ Roman Numerals 1645
Ⅷ Weights，Measures，and Units 1646
Ⅸ The Chemical Elements 1649
Ⅹ Major Divisions ofGeological Time 1651
Ⅺ The Beaufort Scale of Wind Speed 1652
Ⅻ B iological Classification 1653
ⅫⅠ Style GuideA．Punctuation Marks 1654
B．Spelling Rules 1658
C．Capitalization 1660
D．Italicization 1661
E．References to People 1662
F．Offensive Language and Sexism 1662
ⅩⅣ Proof-reading Marks 1664
ⅩⅤ Indo-European Languages 1666
ⅩⅥ Terms for Groups ofAnimals etc． 1667
ⅩⅦ Word Games Supplement 1668
Index 1673