Webster's New Explorer Dictionary & Thesaurus
Created in Cooperation with the Editors of Merriam-Webster
Suggested Retail:
$19.98
ISBN:
978-1-892859-78-5
Format:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
8 x 9 1/4
Pages:
1440
Illustrations:
150 1-color, 48 pp 4-color atlas
Carton count:
6 Description
A Total Language Resource in a Single Volume
This perennial bestseller combines a completely updated dictionary, thesaurus, and world atlas into an economical, ready-reference book perfect for home, school, and the office. Clear, concise dictionary definitions and an easy-to-use thesaurus bring the world of words to everyone’s fingertips. The four-color atlas, from the mapmakers at the Encyclopædia Britannica, is an invaluable tool to understanding our world today.
- The dictionary, offers more than 75,000 definitions and 2,000 new words
- An all-new thesaurus features 150,000 synonyms, related words, antonyms and near antonyms
- The fully updated 48 page 4-color atlas from the editors of Encyclopædia Britannica puts the world at your fingertips
- Special sections include:
- Geographical Names
- Biographical Names
- Handbook of Style
- Basic English Grammar
- English Root Words
- Foreign Words and Phrases
- Irregular English Verbs
- Signs and Symbols
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Table of Contents
| Contents | |
| Preface | 6a |
| DICTIONARY | 7a |
| Preface | 8a |
| Explanatory Notes | 9a |
| Abbreviations & Symbols | 17a |
| Pronunciation Symbols | 18a |
| A Dictionary of the English Language | 1 |
| Foreign Words and Phrases | 589 |
| Biographical Names | 597 |
| Geographical Names | 610 |
| A Handbook of Style | 642 |
| Documentation of Sources | 654 |
| Basic English Grammar | 658 |
| English Word Roots | 669 |
| Irregular English Verbs | 680 |
| Confused and Misused Words | 684 |
| THESAURUS | 687 |
| Preface | 689 |
| Introduction | 691 |
| Explanatory Notes | 693 |
| Thesaurus A to Z | 699 |
| A 48 page full-color world atlas follows page | 686 |
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