Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus in Dictionary Form - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385316062 ISBN 13: 9780385316064

Publisher: Delacorte Press, 1992

Synopsis

A simple, reliable, easy-to-use thesaurus is arranged alphabetically for easy access, includes a unique system of association that enhances the user's process of association and leading scores of additional selections, and features more than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms, as well as hundreds of recently coined and common slang terms. Simultaneous. 10,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Combining scholarly authority with a new awareness of today's communication demands, Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus is the simple, reliable way to find the perfect word for your needs. It features as easy-to-use dictionary format plus a revolutionary concept index that arranges words by idea, thus enhancing the user's process of association, and leading scores of additional selections. The inclusion of a wide spectrum of words and phrases with each entry -- from sophisticated choices to completely new vocabulary in the language -- brings the user an exceptional number of alternatives to fit any variation of style and tone. Created by a leading expert in linguists and lexicography with today's communication needs in mind. More word choices than any other thesaurus -- Over 1 million words! Concise definitions for each main entry. A revolutionary concept index -- arranged by idea, it mirrors the way we actually think! No obsolete terms -- all synonyms reflect modern usage.

"Exceptional... unique words and groupings... This resource is a gem!" -- Booklist.

From the Back Cover:

"Exceptional... unique words and groupings... This resource is a gem!" -- Booklist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0385316062
• ISBN 13: 9780385316064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 992
• Editor: Kipfer Barbara Ann