Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (Book & CD-ROM) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877793026 ISBN 13: 9780877793021

Publisher: Merriam-Webster, 2001

Synopsis

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, is the largest, most comprehensive American dictionary available, containing over 472,000 entries, 14,000 new words in a special Addenda Section, 3,000 illustrations, and 140,000 etymologies describing word origins. Boxed hardcover, buckram binding, thumb-notched. The enclosed WIN/MAC CD-ROM includes 1000 color illustrations from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Deluxe Edition. 13 search options let you find the right words to communicate effectively, research words and their histories, and even locate answers to your word puzzles and games. This powerful electronic version of America's most comprehensive dictionary installs easily onto the hard drive for instant access, and is the ideal reference tool for home, school and office. --

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Review

If big is better, the unabridged Webster's Third New International Dictionary is among the best. Weighing 12.5 pounds and measuring 4 inches thick, its 2,662 pages define more than 450,000 words spanning "a" to "zyzzogeton," including words ("disselboom" for instance) not found in other dictionaries, plus clear definitions, comprehensive etymologies, interesting asides, literary usage quotes, and a comfortable typeface. More than 150 years of accumulated scholarship helped collect the 10,000,000 usage examples that accurately provide definitions, and $3,500,000 went into producing this impressive volume. With Webster's Third you get a lot of dictionary for your money.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Merriam-Webster
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0877793026
• ISBN 13: 9780877793021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 2662
• Editor: Philip Babcock Gove