Webster's New Explorer Student Dictionary - Hardcover

Merriam-Webster

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1596950862 ISBN 13: 9781596950863

Publisher: Federal Street Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Revised and updated for 1999, the Webster's New Explorer Student Dictionary is the ideal reference tool for classwork and homework. Clearly written definitions, word histories, and synonym paragraphs, plus all new "Homework Help" sections make this an invaluable student resource.

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Merriam-Webster has 150 years of experience creating dictionaries of the highest standards of quality and reliability. The distinguished editorial staff is committed to innovation and scholarship in the creation of America's best known and most widely used dictionaries.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-8–This serviceable dictionary contains more than 32,000 words and phrases. It is surprisingly lightweight, and the large print, concise definitions, and pronunciation key in the right-hand corner of each spread make it easy to use. While the scattered illustrations are in black and white, the initial letters, guide words, and captions, as well as the occasional highlighted anecdotal word histories and synonyms, appear in purple, brightening the pages. Multiple definitions of a word are presented in historical order. Thus, the first meaning listed reflects earlier, possibly out-of-date usage. For example, the first definition for the word nice is very fussy, followed by able to recognize small differences between things. Children will have to read the third and fourth meanings to find the more commonly intended pleasing or well-behaved. A list of common abbreviations including states, months, days of the week, and words follows the word entries. The signs and symbols section includes many mathematical representations. Next is a grammar and punctuation guide; a biographical section listing years of birth and death and a succinct summary including nationality and profession; a list of U.S. presidents and vice presidents with life dates, birthplaces, and term dates; place names and capitals; important events in U.S. history from first settlement in 1565 to the Columbia disaster in 2003; a table of weights and measures; planet information; and a math refresher, which includes fractions, decimals, percentiles, area formulas, and examples.–Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools
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Edition details

• Publisher: Federal Street Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1596950862
• ISBN 13: 9781596950863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 796