Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged - Hardcover

Philip Babcock Gove

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877791031 ISBN 13: 9780877791034

Publisher: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1976

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
• Publication date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877791031
• ISBN 13: 9780877791034
• Binding: Hardcover