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Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

Second Edition

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CD-ROM, Print + CD-ROM

Print: 2006, 2.256 Seiten, gebunden

Inhalt :: Content
Einsprachiges Großwörterbuch des amerikanischen Englisch mit rund 315.000 Stichwörtern und Wendungen sowie 120.000 Vertonungen. Über 750.000 Beispiele verdeutlichen den Sprachgebrauch.

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Verlag :: Publisher
Random House Reference Publishing

Systemvoraussetzungen :: System requirements
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Preis :: Price*

CD-ROM

19,95 USD

Print + CD-ROM

64,95 USD

*Der Preis versteht sich zzgl. der gesetzlich gültigen Mehrwertsteuer und Versandspesen.
Preisänderungen vorbehalten.
Price exclusive of VAT and shipping charges. Prices are subject to change.
Das Angebot richtet sich nicht an Verbraucher i. S. d. § 13 BGB und Letztverbraucher i. S. d. PAngV.

ISBN

978-0-375-72023-9 (CD-ROM)

978-0-375-42609-4 (Print + CD-ROM)

Bestellnummer bei digento :: digento order number
102054

Verlagsinformation :: Publisher's information
With over fifty years of experience in dictionary publishing behind it, Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is the most definitive single-volume reference of the English language available. This modern dictionary offers an exhaustive, traditional study of the language, while covering the latest, most important developments–ahead of any other dictionary.

The Random House Webster's Dictionary is designed to meet the wide-ranging needs of today's students and scholars, who may study ancient documents one hour and surf the Internet the next; of professional writers, who craft poems or write articles for technical journals; of businesspeople, who need to communicate clearly; and–above all–the needs of word lovers.

In addition to standard and specialized vocabulary, this extensive volume contains a wide variety of up-to-date, authoritative information. The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is a unique general reference volume for the office, the school, and the entire family.

Important Features Include:

- A New-Words Section in the front of the book with over 1,100 important words and meanings - words such as broadband, urban legend, Disneyfy, and smoothie.

- Over 315,000 entries

- 1,500 updated definitions and entries

- 2,400 illustrations and spot maps

- Scholarly, up-to-date etymologies, including dates to show when terms entered the language, and showing clearly labeled Americanisms

- Entries for important and famous people; places and historical events; major works of literature, music, and art; names and abbreviations of academic, governmental, social, and fraternal organizations; popular given names; common abbreviations; and foreign terms

More important features include:

- Entries and definitions for current place names, reflecting recent political and geographical changes worldwide

- Coverage of major British, Canadian, and Australian terms

- Over 750,000 example phrases and sentences to show how words are used in context

- Metric equivalents for weight, volume, height, distance, etc., included in definitions and captions

- Endangered species identified

- Comprehensive supplementary notes at many entries, discussing:

usage problems

pronunciation questions

istinctions among synonyms

egional variations and dialects

- Valuable supplements in the front and back of the dictionary, including:

synonyms

antonyms

words formed from common prefixes

"Sound-Spelling Correspondences in English"

"Basic Manual of Style"

"Words Commonly Confused"