
Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus
Charlton Laird(Editor)
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 6. May 2002
Book
Hardback
768 pages
978-0-7645-6339-3 (ISBN)
Description
* Completely revised from the previous edition.
* Increased page count
* More dictionary entries - 61,000 total
* 13,000 thesaurus entries
* 3,000 new dictionary terms, such as biscotti, dot.com, gene therapy, home page, no-brainer, portobello mushroom, skybox, surgicenter, veggie
* Revised design affords greater readability, with use of custom fonts
* Based on the authoritative Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition
Table of Contents:
I. Foreword.
II. Guide to the Use of this Book.
III. Abbreviations and Symbols Used in this Book.
IV. A-Z section (741 pages).
V. Reference Back Matter.
VI. Weights & Measures.
VII. International Metric System.
VIII. The United States.
IX. U.S. Cities by Population.
X. Presidents of the United States.
XI. Canada.
XII. Nations of the World.
XIII. Geographical data (mountains, rivers, etc.).
XIV. Chemical Elements.
More details
Edition
2., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Thickness: 51 mm
Weight
1276 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-6339-3 (9780764563393)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Staff.
Foreword.
Guide to the Use of This Book.
The Dictionary.
I Guide Words.
II The Main Entry Word.
III Pronunciation.
IV Part-of-Speech Labels.
V Inflected Forms.
VI Etymology.
VII The Definitions.
VIII Usage Labels.
IX Run-in Derived Entries.
The Thesaurus.
I Arrangement of Entries.
II Part-of-Speech Labels.
III The Entry Block.
IV Homographs and Superscripts.
V Suggestions for Using the Thesaurus.
Guide to Pronunciation.
I Pronunciation Style.
II Pronunciation Key.
III Foreign Sounds.
IV Stress Marks.
Abbreviations and Symbols Used in This Book.
Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Weights and Measures.
International Metric System.
The United States.
U.S. Cities.
Presidents of the United States.
Canada.
Nations of the World.