Random House Webster's College Dictionary (Deluxe/Red Simulated Leather) - Hardcover

Dictionary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067940130X ISBN 13: 9780679401308

Publisher: Random House Reference, 1991

Synopsis

Everything a dictionary should be--comprehensive, up to date, and easy to use--this superb reference features 180,000 entries in a single, instantly accessible alphabetical listing. Features high-quality, acid-free paper, gold-stamped cover, and the same superb editorial features as the regular edition. 800 drawings, maps, and diagrams.

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Review

Random House's 1997 college edition, thoroughly modern and inexpensive, is as current as dictionaries get, including '90s lingo (such as "carjacking," "Ebonics," "lap dance," "Prozac," and "Web site") in their 1500-plus pages and 160,000-plus entries. Their definitions are up-to-date, too, giving the most common meanings first, with less emphasis devoted to etymology, and they have a handy appendix featuring foreign alphabets, writers' guides, holidays, state capitals, books of the Bible, world maps, proofreader's marks, metric equivalents, and the periodic table. With festive red letter tabs and more than 800 illustrations, it's attractive as well as practical.

From the Inside Flap

This completely revised and updated edition of America's dictionary of choice brings you Newer Words Faster.  Acquire the very latest vocabulary, like motor voter, ecotourism, fusion cuisine, false memory syndrome, and more.  Also includes a handy section of maps reflecting political and geographical changes worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Reference
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 067940130X
• ISBN 13: 9780679401308
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 223