This new encyclopedia from Macmillan offers another option in the popular field of death reference works. The 327 signed entries, written by scholars and expert care providers, range in length from a few paragraphs to several pages. The focus of the entries is on exploring "the place of death in contemporary life," although the encyclopedia also aims to provide a historical perspective of death and dying through the ages. Types of entries include causes of death (Assassination, Cancer, Drowning); practices surrounding death (Cryonic suspension, Pyramids, Sympathy cards); individuals and events that have influenced the way we think about death. 

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is one of the most successful dictionaries of the English language.
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.

Большой Оксфордский словарь, крупнейший словарь английского языка. Оксфордский словарь включает все слова, бытующие или бытовавшие в английском литературном и разговорном языке с 1150, даётся их детальная этимологическая, семантическая, орфографическая, орфоэпическая и грамматическая характеристика. Показываются изменения значения, правописания, произношения и употребления каждого слова в различные исторические периоды, что подтверждается примерами, чаще всего цитатами. Словарь содержит около 615 тыс. слов и около 2,5 млн. цитат из 20 тыс. произведений более чем 5 тыс. авторов.

Систематически переиздаются сокращённые варианты О.C.: «Shorter Oxford English dictionary» и «Concise Oxford dictionary of current English».