Authors: Editors of Webster's New World Dictionaries, Charlton Laird, Charlton Grant Laird, Editors Of Webster'S New World Dictionaries
ISBN-13: 9780764563393, ISBN-10: 0764563394
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2002
Edition: Second Edition
Book Synopsis
An innovative and authoritative reference tool that combines two perennial favorites in a single-page, user-friendly format. Dictionary and related thesaurus entries appear together on each easy-to-read page. You can verify a word's spelling, review its meanings, and study its synonyms--all without turning a page.
Table of Contents
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.
Subjects