| The American Century Dictionary Contributor(s): Urdang, Laurence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446601217 ISBN-13: 9780446601214 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $6.65 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: A BRAND-NEW DESK DICTIONARY FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING DICTIONARY-MAKER Originally developed by Oxford University Press's Dictionary Department and edited by noted lexicographer Laurence Urdang, THE AMERICAN CENTURY DICTIONARY is a totally new dictionary created for American English. Its unique features include: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Dictionaries |
| Dewey: 423 |
| LCCN: 95052191 |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 4.24" W x 6.8" (0.73 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A BRAND-NEW DESK DICTIONARY FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING DICTIONARY-MAKER Originally developed by Oxford University Press's Dictionary Department and edited by noted lexicographer Laurence Urdang, THE AMERICAN CENTURY DICTIONARY is a totally new dictionary created for American English. Its unique features include: -- the latest new words and acronyms, such as NIMBY, telecommute, and grunge -- thousands of colloquial and slang expressions, such as legit, yuck, and zilch -- up-to-date computer and technical terms, such as ASCII, e-mail, fax, and virtual reality, as well as new terms from medicine and business -- special easy-to-use organization -- all entries, including prefixes, abbreviations, foreign words, and biographical and geographical names, are arranged alphabetically in one section -- separate quick-reference tables: countries, states, state capitals, area and ZIP codes, presidents, and more. |