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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition ( Houghton Mifflin )
Release Date: 2006-04-12
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Product Description
This newly updated edition of America's favorite dictionary features
revised biographical and geographical entries as well as up-to-date
charts and tables for topics such as world currencies and chemical
elements. Among the 500 entries new to this update are Amber Alert,
blogosphere, gravitino, halo effect, hawala, lycopene, malware, micropolis,
proteome, Qi Gong, SARS, shout-out, speed dating, sudoku, Texas hold'em,
text message, and wiki.
The renowned American Heritage® Usage Panel, a group of more
than 200 distinguished writers, scholars, and scientists, offers advice on
problems of grammar and style; engaging notes explain word histories
and clarify differences among synonyms; thousands of quotations and
example sentences show words in context; and elegant definitions are
enhanced by 4,000 full-color photographs, drawings, and maps, making
this one of the most readable dictionaries available anywhere.
This dictionary can also be purchased with a fully loadable
Windows® / Mac® CD-ROM that contains the entire text of the
updated Fourth Edition, 68,000 audio pronunciations, 1,000 full-color
photographs and illustrations, and a college-level thesaurus with more
than 260,000 synonyms. The CD-ROM has spell-check capability and
can be used in conjunction with any Microsoft® Office application to get
definitions at the click of a mouse.
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 Several pages damaged on corners
Don't get me wrong, I love this dictionary. However, I'm only giving it four stars because Amazon shipped me a "new" copy that actually has several flawed pages. I suspect this is a copy that was supposed to be rejected but somehow slipped through a hole in the quality control and ended up being shipped to me. The defect is annoying and makes me feel like I paid a new price for a damaged product. Otherwise, the defect does not interfere with the use of the dictionary.
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
I read a review of this dictionary in the Wall Street Journal and(based on the author's opinion)I purchased two copies, one for myself and another for my grandson who is a freshman at a local Jesuit High School. Personally, I believe this dictionary is the most comprehensive one to which I have ever had access.
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The Dictionary Dilemma Is Over ( cpearson38 )
This dictionary is a gem for use at school, at home, at work. The color plates make this particular dictionary reader-friendly to any age from 12 years and older. The entries are complete enough for use by a sophisticated reader, but yet in language that is understandable to a younger reader. I have used lots of different dictionaries in the classroom over the years, and this one is certainly my favorite.
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 American Heritage Dictionary
I haven't yet received this book... that I ordered over a month ago. Any idea what I should do next? Should I order from Amazon.com again?
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Morning and Evening Used Book Purchase ( rbstayer )
The book was in "like new" condition as advertised and was shipped and delivered promptly - Good Job!
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