Ahd Dictionary Standard Edition (New College)

American Heritage Dictionary,Robert W Harris

ISBN 10: 0395090660 / ISBN 13: 9780395090664

Published by Houghton Mifflin January 1980, 1980

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ahd Dictionary Standard Edition (New College)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin January 1980
• Publication Date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0395090660
• ISBN 13: 9780395090664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Photographs, drawings, maps, and usage notes supplement the central and related meanings of English words including current terms in business, science, technology and the arts

Review

The third edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is a beauty--2,134 pages and 8.5 pounds--containing a lexicon of more than 200,000 entries, plus an appendix of Indo-European roots for etymology enthusiasts. The crisp white pages and sharp black print are easy on the eyes, the drawings and pictures (nearly 4,000 in all) are a delight, and along with the lucid, erudite definitions are 4,000-plus quoted illustrations of usage from the likes of Shakespeare, Melville, and Updike. Though it's the chosen reference of editors, it's more than a mere tool of the trade--it's a luxurious linguistic experience.