Webster's New World Student's Dictionary
Revised Edition
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 1996
Book
Hardback
1056 pages
978-0-02-861319-2 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for students in grades five through eight, this illustrated dictionary of the English language contains more than 50,000 definitions as well as pronunciation guides, word origins, synonyms, maps, and other features.
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 26.1 cm
Width: 21.2 cm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1984 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-02-861319-2 (9780028613192)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Pronunciation Key.
Dictionary Staff, Advisory Board, and Consultants.
Acknowledgments and Photo Credits.
Foreword.
Guide to the Use of the Dictionary.
FINDING A WORD IN THIS DICTIONARY.
THE ENTRY WORD.
Alternate Forms of Words.
Homographs.
Compound Nouns as Entries.
Proper Nouns as Entries.
Abbreviations.
Prefixes, Suffixes, an Combining Forms.
Inflected Forms as Entry Words.
Foreign Words.
PRONUNCIATION.
PARTS OF SPEECH AND INFLECTED FORMS.
DEFINITIONS.
Additional Information.
Example Phrases and Sentences.
Cross-references.
Hidden Entries.
IDIOMS.
INFORMATION ON USAGE.
Usage Labels.
Subject Labels and Introductory Phrases.
Usage Notes that Follow Definitions.
WORD HISTORIES.
DERIVED FORMS OF WORDS.
SYNONYM NOTES.
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY.
The Parts of a Dictionary Entry.
DICTIONAY FOR YOUNG ADULTS.
Word Finder Table.
Dictionary Staff, Advisory Board, and Consultants.
Acknowledgments and Photo Credits.
Foreword.
Guide to the Use of the Dictionary.
FINDING A WORD IN THIS DICTIONARY.
THE ENTRY WORD.
Alternate Forms of Words.
Homographs.
Compound Nouns as Entries.
Proper Nouns as Entries.
Abbreviations.
Prefixes, Suffixes, an Combining Forms.
Inflected Forms as Entry Words.
Foreign Words.
PRONUNCIATION.
PARTS OF SPEECH AND INFLECTED FORMS.
DEFINITIONS.
Additional Information.
Example Phrases and Sentences.
Cross-references.
Hidden Entries.
IDIOMS.
INFORMATION ON USAGE.
Usage Labels.
Subject Labels and Introductory Phrases.
Usage Notes that Follow Definitions.
WORD HISTORIES.
DERIVED FORMS OF WORDS.
SYNONYM NOTES.
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY.
The Parts of a Dictionary Entry.
DICTIONAY FOR YOUNG ADULTS.
Word Finder Table.