Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary [With CDROM] by Random House

From the Publisher

With fifty years of experience in dictionary publishing behind it, Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is the most definitive single-volume reference of the English language available. This modern dictionary offers an exhaustive, traditional study of the language, while covering the latest, most important developments--ahead of any other dictionary.

Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is designed to meet the wide-ranging needs of today's students and scholars, who study ancient documents one day and surf the Internet the next; of professional writers, who craft poems or write articles for technical journals; of businesspeople, who need to communicate clearly, whether face-to-face or fax-to-fax; and--above all--the needs of word lovers.

In addition to standard and specialized vocabulary, this extensive volume contains a wide variety of features, encompassing up-to-date, authoritative factual and encyclopedic information. It is truly a unique general reference volume for the office, the school, and the entire family.

Important Features Include:

--A New-Words Section in the front of the book, with over 1,100 important words and meanings--words like broadband, urban legend, Disneyfy, and smoothie.

* Over 315,000 entries
* 2,400 spot maps and illustrations
* Scholarly, up-to-date etymologies, including dates to show when terms entered the language, and showing clearly labeled Americanisms
* Entries for important and famous people; places and historical events; major works of literature, music and art; names and abbreviations of academic, governmental, social, and fraternal organizations; popular given names; common abbreviations; and foreign terms
* Entries and definitions for current place names, reflecting recent political and geographical changes worldwide
* Coverage of major British, Canadian, and Australian terms
* Over 75,000 example phrases and sentences to show how words are used in context
* Metric equivalents for weight, volume, height, distance, etc., included in definitions and captions
* Endangered species identified
* Comprehensive supplementary notes at many entries, discussing: usage problems, pronunciations questions, distinctions among synonyms, regional variations and dialects
* Additional supplementary lists of synonyms, antonyms, words formed from common prefixes
* Valuable supplements in the front and back matter of the dictionary, including:
--Sound-spelling Correspondences in English
--A Basic Manual of Style
--Guidelines for avoiding insensitive and offensive language in both writing and speaking
--List of Words Commonly Confused

Details from Seller

• ISBN: 0375426094
• Publisher: Random House Information Group
• Pub. Date: September 2006
• Condition:

Comments from the Seller: BRAND NEW