Abbreviations Dictionary, Ninth Edition - Hardcover

Kerchelich, Karen; Stahl, Dean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849389445 ISBN 13: 9780849389443

Publisher: CRC Press, 1994

Synopsis

Still the standard reference of abbreviations after 35 years, the Abbreviations Dictionary, Ninth Edition continues the tradition of accuracy and comprehensiveness that has made it a classic. This new edition is the international sourcebook for locating elusive or general information on a vast array of topics. The Abbreviations Dictionary, Ninth Edition carries a comprehensive listing of abbreviations, acronyms, appellations, contractions, eponyms, geographic equivalents, initials, and slang shortcuts. It provides a current, easily accessible resource for locating some of the most elusive and confusing elements of our language. The Abbreviations Dictionary, Ninth Edition, is also a ready reference for useful information on such diverse topics as computer jargon, earthquake data, English grammar and usage, international conversions, medical terminology, wedding anniversaries, zip coding, and others.
Features

More than 15,000 new entries

Addenda on air pollution, American states and capitals, inventions and inventors, musical superlatives, oldest American settlements, phobias, as well as airlines, bafflegab divulged (euphemisms), corrections facilities, earthquake data, eponyms and nicknames, numbered abbreviations, prisons of the world, railroads of the world, signs and symbols, steamship lines, superlatives, volcanos, and much more

Expanded and updated treatment of many previous topics of interest

About this title

Review:

...this volume is essential. Its worth is enhanced by a listing of nicknames and appellations that are otherwise likely to be incomprehensible to foreigners...an essential addition to public, academic, and corporate reference libraries.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0849389445
• ISBN 13: 9780849389443
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1376