The Random House Dictionary of the English Language

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This remarkable book will fill your most exacting needs for a modern, reliable, useful dictionary of the English language.
technology, medicine, the arts—in fact, in every field-in the last few years has resulted in the spectacular expansion of the English vocabulary. This completely new and up-to-date dictionary can now meet your pressing everyday need for clear understanding and effective communication. A comprehensive and fully reliable guide to the English language, The Random House Dictionary is an indispensable reference book for use at home, office, school, and college.
•J Prepared by a staff of more than 350 of the world's leading scholars, educators, linguists, lexicographers, and editors, it is the most authoritative dictionary of its kind available at any price.
•J This dictionary contains more than 260,000 carefully selected entries—more than enough to meet almost every conceivable need. Because each of its features is the product of extensive research and... Tovább

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This remarkable book will fill your most exacting needs for a modern, reliable, useful dictionary of the English language.
technology, medicine, the arts—in fact, in every field-in the last few years has resulted in the spectacular expansion of the English vocabulary. This completely new and up-to-date dictionary can now meet your pressing everyday need for clear understanding and effective communication. A comprehensive and fully reliable guide to the English language, The Random House Dictionary is an indispensable reference book for use at home, office, school, and college.
•J Prepared by a staff of more than 350 of the world's leading scholars, educators, linguists, lexicographers, and editors, it is the most authoritative dictionary of its kind available at any price.
•J This dictionary contains more than 260,000 carefully selected entries—more than enough to meet almost every conceivable need. Because each of its features is the product of extensive research and scholarship, the RHD is exceptionally helpful and easy to use. Here is a partial list of important special features which cannot be found together in any other reference work:
• Single alphabetical listing of all entries
• Major biographical and geographical names
• Most common meanings given first
• Simple, accurate pronunciation system
• More than 2,000 informative pictures and spot maps
• Detailed, scholarly etymologies
¦ More than 10,000 synonym lists and studies
• Essential usage labels and notes
• Thousands of common idiomatic expressions
• More than 50,000 example phrases and sentences
• New full-color, 64-page atlas of the world
' Gazetteer of more than 27,000 place-names
¦ Printed in large, readable type
• Handsomely bound in long-lasting, washable buckram
• Concise dictionaries of French, Spanish, German, Italian
• Major dates in world history
• Up-to-date directory of colleges and universities
• Clear explanations of signs and symbols
and many other highly useful materials that make this dictionary the most valuable book you can buy today.
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