Random House Webster's College Dictionary with CD-ROM (Random House Webster's College Dictionary (W/CD)) [Hardcover]

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ISBN-10: 0375426000 | ISBN-13: 978-0375426001 | Publication Date: July 12, 2005

This completely revised and updated edition of America's dictionary of choice brings you Newer Words Faster.  Acquire the very latest vocabulary, like motor voter, ecotourism, fusion cuisine, false memory syndrome, and more.  Also includes a handy section of maps reflecting political and geographical changes worldwide.

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"Best desktop Hardcover Dictionary."
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"Since the purpose of a dictionary is to provide definitions of difficult, unusual and new words, Random House Webster's College Dictionary succeeds."
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1632 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference (July 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375426000
• ISBN-13: 978-0375426001
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #661,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Customer's review of Random House Webster's C.D., August 12, 2005

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A. Hans (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Random House Webster's College Dictionary with CD-ROM (Random House Webster's College Dictionary (W/CD)) (Hardcover)

I've known and used this dictionary for decades. It has always been
reliable in its precise definitions which have seldom left me in the lurch, even when looking for very specific meanings on different levels of style and in the most common variants of the English language. The striking, outstanding feature of the 2001 edition is that it has assumed a shiny white quality in its paper, which makes it more attractive, adds up to its qality and design.
All previous editions have also been to the point and accurate in their indepth-going knowledge and more than sufficient etymology,
yet due to their rather dull-looking, greyish paper colour they were simply not half as tasty as this one is. Therefore I think it's just a lot more enjoyable. It's an incentive to you in so many respects and just invites you to read more and more.

One negative aspect, however, is that unfortunately it hasn't been updated so that it would be up to scratch, so to speak. The
CD-ROM, which is included in this edtion and is dated to the year
2004, doesn't contain any other words - as far as I could find out - than the very print version. So this is a bit misleading, and I was slightly upset, if not irritated, upon receiving the dictionary with the CD-ROM after having believed what was promised to me on the webpage: a completely revised and updated encyclopedic dictionary. What a disappointment when the long-desired volume arrived!
Yet what made up for it was the new stylish quality it's been touched up with.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for most, April 29, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Random House Webster's College Dictionary with CD-ROM (Random House Webster's College Dictionary (W/CD)) (Hardcover)

Useful to most common readers who need precise meanings and not worrying about other issues, like example sentencese, phrases, idioms so and so. The best feature is not only its sharp meanings but pronunciation. Unlike the modern dictionaries, it uses very simple, easy to understand and get the sound by looking at the keys. No magic. With such simple keys, you don't need an expensive purchase that has all pronunciation sounds. You can pronunce it correctly 90% of the time.

9 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Work harder, Random House!, May 25, 2006

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Phoenix Ikki "Ashoka" (NTU, Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random House Webster's College Dictionary with CD-ROM (Random House Webster's College Dictionary (W/CD)) (Hardcover)

This 2005 edition (ISBN:0375426000) has an error in print (on page 1424-1425).The definition of "zip" was almost completely erased and just left a meaning about computer files. What a blunder! I sincerely hope Random House would correct this "bug" while reprinting or reissuing.