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The "American Heritage" Dictionary of the English Language [Hardcover]

HMCO (Author), American Heritage Dictionaries (Editor)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 13 Jan 2001 | Series: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
•Over 70,000 entries
•Thoroughly revised and updated
•1,000 new words and meanings
•Over 400 photographs and illustrations
•Expert guidance on correct usage

Based on the bestselling American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

American Heritage® dictionaries are widely known as the most innovative and informative dictionaries in today's market. This all-new fourth edition of the best-selling classic continues that tradition with its clear and precise definitions, its expert usage guidance, and its wealth of illustrations. Newly updated to reflect our changing language, this revised edition is the most up-to-date and authoritative dictionary available today.

•More than a thousand new entries for such terms as e-tailer, zine, bioreserve, chatroom, red card, domestic partner

•More biographical and geographical entries than any other paperback, thoroughly updated for the new millennium

•The most lavishly illustrated dictionary on the market -- with over 400 images

•Expert usage guidance based on the American Heritage® Usage Panel

•Regional notes from around the country

•Hundreds of synonym lists, fascinating etymologies, and much more

American Heritage® Dictionaries. Setting a new standard.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Hardcover: 2112 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade); 4th Revised edition edition (13 Jan 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0395825172
  • ISBN-13: 978-0395825174
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.8 x 6.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,896,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, everything you need perfectly organized 3 Aug 2004
By thatha
Format:Hardcover
Today I received my new "American Heritage" 4th edition
book-dictionary (who would expect from all people me to prefer a book over a CD...)... Anyway. ***GREAT*** one. Even if you fell you have no unknown words just leaf through the pages and you will be charmed by the ammount of words, their usage suggestions and the *EXTRODINARY* ammount of words / pictures / informations.
And the best part (call me a linguist-freak) is the HUGE perfectly organized ammount of linguistic commentary, connecting words with Indo-European languages (even my favorite Irish) :)
I'm charmed by a dictionary....
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent up-to-date resource 30 May 2002
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
The American Heritage Dictionary is an excellent resource for current American English. The definitions are clear, precise, and are supplemented with usage notes. A panel of linguists and wordsmiths were consulted on the inclusion of new words or usage, and the inclusion of their often pithy comments adds valuable insight on usage. The dictionary is also nicely laid out and thus not tiring on the eyes.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Precise, compact, and thorough: the definition of dictionary 22 July 1998
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the best everyday dictionary I have yet found. What defines a dictionary? A dictionary should be precise in it's definitions. The breadth of vocabulary must be wide. It should be light-weight and compact for easy, daily use. Look up dictionary and this American Heritage should be listed.
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