Webster''s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus

Contains 61,000 dictionary entries, 13,000 thesaurus entries, 3,000 dictionary terms, such as biscotti, dot.com, gene therapy, home page, no brainer, portobello mushroom, skybox, surgicenter, and veggie. This title is based on the "Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition".

Table des matières

Staff.

Foreword.

Guide to the Use of This Book.

The Dictionary.

I Guide Words.

II The Main Entry Word.

III Pronunciation.

IV Part-of-Speech Labels.

V Inflected Forms.

VI Etymology.

VII The Definitions.

VIII Usage Labels.

IX Run-in Derived Entries.

The Thesaurus.

I Arrangement of Entries.

II Part-of-Speech Labels.

III The Entry Block.

IV Homographs and Superscripts.

V Suggestions for Using the Thesaurus.

Guide to Pronunciation.

I Pronunciation Style.

II Pronunciation Key.

III Foreign Sounds.

IV Stress Marks.

Abbreviations and Symbols Used in This Book.

Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Weights and Measures.

International Metric System.

The United States.

U.S. Cities.

Presidents of the United States.

Canada.

Nations of the World.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Agnes, Editors of Webster's New World Dictionar, Charlton Laird, Charlton Grant Laird, The Editors of the Webster's New World D, Webster's New World Dictionary
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.05.2002
• EAN: 9780764563393
• ISBN: 978-0-7645-6339-3
• Pages: 768
• Thèmes: Webster's New World; Webster's New World
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Dictionnaire, ouvrages de référence > Dictionnaires de langues étrangères; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises