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Descriptionary is especially useful to readers looking for a descriptive or technical term, when they know the word but not its meaning, or when they know the subject but not the word. Updated and easy-to-use, the book features indispensable glossaries arranged by category and a new chapter that includes basic vocabulary words and expressions such as critical mass, Pandora's box, coup d'etat, and c'est la vie. Sample Entries: The Internet -- e-zine: an on-line magazine -- surf: to explore various sites on the Internet, for fun or for research purposes -- .com: at the end of an email or web address, a designation for a commercial enterprise.
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"...a useful reference source..." - American "...fills an important niche in any reference collection because of its wide scope..." - Booklist "...a helpful resource..." - School Library Journal"
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Marc McCutcheon is the author of The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus, Roget's Super Thesaurus, Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters, and The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts About Humans. He lives in South Portland, ME.
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- PublisherFacts on File Inc
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0816041059
- ISBN 13 9780816041053
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages560
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