The Concise American Heritage Dictionary

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THE CONCISE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY
The new Concise American Heritage Dictionary is a budget-priced, 832-page, completely up-to-date reference book for everyday use. The large, easy-to-read print and its attractíve design, with over 300 illustrations, make it the most visually appealing dictionary of its kind.
The Concise American Heritage .Dictionary is based on THE AMERICAN HERITAGE. DICTIONARY and features 55.000 entries defined in modern-day lan-guage that is clear and precise, presenting the current or centraPmeaning first. Au-thoritative advice on the proper use of troublesome or controversial words is pro-vided in comprehensive Usage nőies lo-cated after more than 100 entries. These notes reflect the opinions of a panel of America's most famous writers, editors, and speakers — including Isaac Asimov, Cleveland Amory, Barbara W. Tuchman, Dávid Ogilvy, Walter W. (Red) Smith -led by Edwin Newman, the distinguished commentator and writer, to help you choose the best of... Tovább

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THE CONCISE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY
The new Concise American Heritage Dictionary is a budget-priced, 832-page, completely up-to-date reference book for everyday use. The large, easy-to-read print and its attractíve design, with over 300 illustrations, make it the most visually appealing dictionary of its kind.
The Concise American Heritage .Dictionary is based on THE AMERICAN HERITAGE. DICTIONARY and features 55.000 entries defined in modern-day lan-guage that is clear and precise, presenting the current or centraPmeaning first. Au-thoritative advice on the proper use of troublesome or controversial words is pro-vided in comprehensive Usage nőies lo-cated after more than 100 entries. These notes reflect the opinions of a panel of America's most famous writers, editors, and speakers — including Isaac Asimov, Cleveland Amory, Barbara W. Tuchman, Dávid Ogilvy, Walter W. (Red) Smith -led by Edwin Newman, the distinguished commentator and writer, to help you choose the best of all possible words.
Word origins are given throughout and many of the words of the native Old English vocabulary are traced to their prehistoric origins in a short Appendix of Indo-European roots following the main body of the Dictionary.
Each word in the Dictionary is correctly syllabicated and is followed by a simple guide to its pronunciation — a complete, easier-to-read pronu.taciation key is con-veniently located at the bottom of each two-page spread.
Other special features of the Concise American Heritage Dictionary include:
k Hundreds of geographic and bio-- graphical entries
• The latest terms from science, business, and technology
• Hundreds of sample sentences and illustrative quotations
• Table of Weights and Measures with Metric equivalents
• Currency Chart
• Signs and symbols most commonly . used in mathematics, business, print-ing, astronomy, and weather maps
With its innovative approach to lexico-graphy, its attractive new formát, and the wealth of information it offers, The Concise American Heritage Dictionary is a
worthy addition to the series of dictionaries published by Houghton Mifflin Company and will become a valuable companion to the everyday user. Vissza