Random House Webster's Dictionary - Softcover

Random House

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034540095X ISBN 13: 9780345400956

Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc., 1996

Synopsis

AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE--NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED!
* 60,000 entries * A state-of-the-art authority using the most modern sources of information * Helpful supplements answer questions on grammar, usage, and writing * More than 150 line drawings * Hundreds of etymologies and word histories* Usage labels and usage notes provide clear useful guidance * Organized for easy access--geographical and biographical entries integrated throughout * Valuable supplements, including Signs and Symbols, Metric and U.S. Measurements, and much more
The dictionary no word user can be without, the RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY is a one-stop reference book. A completely modern authority, prepared by lexicographic experts for use in the 1990s, the RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY is the volume to turn to for all word questions.
Abridged from the bestselling Random House Webster's College Dictionary
"I recommend this book without hesitation or reservation. It might be time for you to switch from a Ford to a Cadillac."
--Laurence Urdang
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About this title

Synopsis

Based on Random House Webster's College Dictionary, a comprehensive language resource includes more than sixty thousand entries, hundreds of illustrations, geographical and biographical names, usage notes, and a section of slang, business, and computer terms. Reissue.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034540095X
• ISBN 13: 9780345400956
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 816