The American Heritage Desk Dictionary And Thesaurus

Informationen zum Autor The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries are a team of professional lexicographers with advanced degrees in various scholarly fields. The editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work with expert consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible. Klappentext Combining a dictionary and a thesaurus in a single volume, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to highlight the dual nature of the book, providing quick access to the synonyms that relate to the dictionary entries above. The dictionary contains 70,000 entries, and the thesaurus contains 150,000 synonyms that are alphabetically arranged on each page to correlate with the dictionary entries on the same page. With its unique format and user-friendly features, The American Heritage® Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is a convenient and invaluable resource on words. Zusammenfassung Combining a dictionary and a thesaurus in a single volume, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to highlight the dual nature of the book, providing quick access to the synonyms that relate to the dictionary entries above. The dictionary contains 70,000 entries, and the thesaurus contains 150,000 synonyms that are alphabetically arranged on each page to correlate with the dictionary entries on the same page. With its unique format and user-friendly features, The American Heritage® Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is a convenient and invaluable resource on words.    ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Editors of the American Heritage Di
• Mitarbeit: Editors American Heritage Dictionaries (Herausgeber), American Heritage Dictionary (Herausgeber), Editors of the American Heritage Diction (Herausgeber), Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries (Herausgeber), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Collins US
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 04.03.2014
• EAN: 9780544176188
• ISBN: 978-0-544-17618-8
• Seiten: 864
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 45 mm
• Themen: Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher; Reference works, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Dictionaries, Parties, etiquette and entertaining, Trivia and quiz questions, Directories, Consumer advice, General encyclopaedias, Thesauri, REFERENCE: Personal & Practical Guides, REFERENCE: Etiquette, REFERENCE: Trivia, REFERENCE: Dictionaries, REFERENCE: Thesauri, REFERENCE: Consumer Guides, REFERENCE: Encyclopedias, COMPOSITION & WRITING: DICTIONARIES AND THESAURI, REFERENCE: Directories, EDUCATION: Multicultural Education, Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy, EDUCATION: Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, Composition & Writing / Dictionaries & Thesauri