The New National Dictionary

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608 Pages More information is contained in this book than in any other dictionary in this price rangé. The use of clear type and a minimum number of contractions facilitates easy and swift reference. 60,000 References Concise and accurate definitions include all important meanings of each word. hand, for example, has 14 different meanings for the noun, 4 for the verb and 35 related words and idiomatic uses. Aidsto Good English Containing simple, practical information on basic rules, idiomatic constructions, special devices in speech and writing, forms of address, letter-writing, etc. There are alsó comprehensive lists of foreign words and phrases, customary abbreviations, weights and measures. Etymologies Brief and to the point, giving the language of origin and the basic components of the word to facilitate a better understanding of its current meaning and its correct use, e.g.5 philanthropy . . . (Gk. philos, loving; anthropos, man). Pronunciations The system employed is simple,... Tovább

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608 Pages More information is contained in this book than in any other dictionary in this price rangé. The use of clear type and a minimum number of contractions facilitates easy and swift reference. 60,000 References Concise and accurate definitions include all important meanings of each word. hand, for example, has 14 different meanings for the noun, 4 for the verb and 35 related words and idiomatic uses. Aidsto Good English Containing simple, practical information on basic rules, idiomatic constructions, special devices in speech and writing, forms of address, letter-writing, etc. There are alsó comprehensive lists of foreign words and phrases, customary abbreviations, weights and measures. Etymologies Brief and to the point, giving the language of origin and the basic components of the word to facilitate a better understanding of its current meaning and its correct use, e.g.5 philanthropy . . . (Gk. philos, loving; anthropos, man). Pronunciations The system employed is simple, accurate and easily understood and does not have recourse to diaeri tical symbols e.g., semeiography (se-mi-og-ra-fi). Subentries are given separate transliterative pronunciations wherever they differ from the main entry or where, by reason of length, they may present difficulty. Up-to-Daie Authoritative definitions of many new words that have come into the language e.g., sputnik, Zeta, xerography. Vissza