The World Book encyclopedia
"Thumb indexed." Includes almost 160,000 entries, foreign words and phrases, dated entries, biographical and geographical names, and a handbook of style.
"This is the first unified history of the large, prestigious dictionaries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, compiled in academies, which set out to glorify living European languages. The tradition began with the Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca (1612) in Flor…
"Brimming with intelligence and personality, a vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made - a must read for word mavens. Have you ever tried to define the word "is?" Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) "irregardless?" Did you know th…
Extensive entries cover not ony the Castilian and regional dialects of Spain but also local usages in the nations of Central and South America.
Extensive entries cover not ony the Castilian and regional dialects of Spain but also local usages in the nations of Central and South America.
Over forty-five thousand entries provide Spanish and English equivalents, and include technical as well as conversational words and phrases.
Food & drink : Daily fare -- On the side -- Beverages -- Snacks -- Sweets -- Utensils & containers. Seasons & holidays : Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter. Ceremony & customs : Courtesies -- Weddings -- Babies -- Funerals -- All-American. Symbols & markings : Gestures -- Signs …
Webster's New World college dictionary
Offers hundreds of new words and meanings, including many unique to American English, with thousands of examples of current usage.
Webster's New World college dictionary
Offers hundreds of new words and meanings, including many unique to American English, with thousands of examples of current usage.