The American Heritage College Dictionary - Hardcover

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9780618453009: The American Heritage College Dictionary

Synopsis

Newly updated, the nation's most popular collegiate dictionary adds many new words to its pages, including blog, proteomics, SARS, Amber Alert, and WiFi as well as new biographical data on Donald Rumsfeld, Billy Collins, and Serena Williams, among others, and is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing the complete text of the dictionary and a thesaurus.

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About the Author

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

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9780618196043: The American Heritage College Dictionary: Deluxe

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ISBN 10:  0618196048 ISBN 13:  9780618196043
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
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