The Oxford American Dictionary is a comprehensive dictionary published by HarperCollins in 1986. It is a trade paperback format with a length of 6.6 inches, width of 4.5 inches, and height of 1.7 inches. The dictionary has 1095 pages and weighs 16.8 ounces. It is authored by Joyce M. Hawkins, Eugene Ehrlich, Gorton Carruth, and Stuart Berg Flexner. The dictionary is part of the Oxford American Ser. series and is written in English.