The American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary, Second Edition [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0618249524 | ISBN-13: 978-0618249527 | Edition: Second Edition

This handy and essential reference is now completely revised and available in an up-to-date new edition.

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Second Edition, is the authoritative reference for deciphering business correspondence, scanning personal ads, or navigating the Internet. Today’s discussions of technology, sports, government, and entertainment increasingly involve abbreviations. With 19,000 items (an increase of over 10 percent from the first edition), this reference work includes acronyms, blends, clippings, foreign words, initialisms, numericals, and truncations.

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About the Author

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Second Edition edition (September 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618249524
• ISBN-13: 978-0618249527
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,692,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)