This version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, is burgundy leather-look, and thumb-notched. For this new edition, America s largest staff of lexicographers made more than 100,000 changes and added more than 10,000 new words and senses, such as 'convergence', 'Frankenfood', 'phat', 'psyops', and 'vermiculture'. The Eleventh Edition, with over 225,000 definitions, also features more than 40,000 usage examples  more than ever before  which clarify confused or disputed terms. Additionally, thousands of phrases and idioms help distinguish vocabulary for language learners. Special sections include A Handbook of Style, An Essay on the English Language, and Signs and Symbols. Over 55 million copies of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary have been sold, spanning a time period of over 100 years. Includes an electronic version of the dictionary and a free one-year online subscription.
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"A host of fashionable words and modern jargon, such as frenemies and staycations, has been added to America's most venerable dictionary...It will provide fresh reading for those on staycation (holidays at home) and may even compel some to vlog (video blog) about their introduction to new words...Given the influence American popular culture has around the world, it is likely that some of the new terms will enter into common British parlance before too long."
--The Daily Telegraph, 10 July 2009 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
--The Daily Telegraph, 10 July 2009 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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By entelechia
Format:Hardcover
It contains any word you will ever dream to look up; it has finely made definitions; everyone uses it in the US, as far as I now; however, it is not for learners. there are not enough examples and sometimes it is hard to understand the definitions.
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By Oli
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If you could only buy 1 dictionary then this is probably the best buy. A U.S./Canada standard for students in high school and university. I wore the covers off this book during my school years and even though I now have the complete compact Oxford English Dictionary, 9 times out of 10 I will use the Webster's first. Easy to use and read. Excellent value and comes with a handy, loadable version for your PC. It's also worth noting that the Webster's web site allows a quick word look-up that provides the same definition as found in the actual dictionary for those occasions when it's not nearby.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By kenni
Format:Hardcover
My attention was drawn to the 'Webster's Collegiate Dictionary' by a film I saw recently staring Jennifer Aniston. Her character in the film showed a similar interest for unusual words to my own and her reference was in fact an older edition of this. Funnily enough, this edition does not include one of the words featured in the film (that she took from her edition) but it has a lot of others to make up for it!!!! I am pleased to have it in my collection of dictionaries for it's extensive range of English or American-English words.
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By A. A. Sanche
Format:Hardcover
I like this dictionary, because it is complete. The CD-ROM is complete too. Although this dictionary have hardcover, it is not heavy.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By SDeuchars
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
They don't say this on the cover but the search facilities on the accompanying CD are comprehensive. You can search not only for rhyming words and homophones, but also synonyms, etymology, anagrams and crossword answers (e.g. a???ee). Oh, and it also gives definitions ;-) (which are searchable).
By TKIZITO
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
At the outset I was unhappy with the condition in which arrived and I raised ths point to Amazon and the seller. It was defaced at the edges (dog eared fact). The discount was good gesture.
As the contents of the dictionary I found higly effective in explaining new terms and words to me especially for north American usage. But it tends to assume that the user is clever and well versed in language
As the contents of the dictionary I found higly effective in explaining new terms and words to me especially for north American usage. But it tends to assume that the user is clever and well versed in language
By Adrian Stear
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
..so I eventually gave her her own copy. Much more practical than any other dictionary. Indispensable to all English speaking people..
By Martin
Format:Hardcover
Excellent dictionary, no detail explanations necessary, I believe.
Only one comment:
The license agreement of the CD is NOT customer-oriented (to avoid the word "avaricious").
I would like to install this helpful dictionary on both, my desktop AND on my laptop, but unfortunately, this is not possible since the license allows only one installation (even if I use only one at a time).
Thus, if Webster-people should read this here: please change the license from one to two devices. Why? e.g. to get the 5th star ... ;-)
Only one comment:
The license agreement of the CD is NOT customer-oriented (to avoid the word "avaricious").
I would like to install this helpful dictionary on both, my desktop AND on my laptop, but unfortunately, this is not possible since the license allows only one installation (even if I use only one at a time).
Thus, if Webster-people should read this here: please change the license from one to two devices. Why? e.g. to get the 5th star ... ;-)
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Great dictorinary for college students
First of all this is an English-American dictionary. If you are looking for UK-English dictionary you should consider other alternatives. This dictionary is extremely well done. Read more
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Information contents excellent, but finished quality of the internal pages very poor, would have sent it back but needed it at once, the pges were not cut correcttly causing... Read more
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