Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary: Of the English Language [Hardcover]

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Over 2,000 pages of information make this the most comprehensive, accessible, and indispensable reference volume for teachers, students, business people, writers--anyone and everyone that loves words. Newly revised, completely up-to-date with new words and definitions that reflect modern political, geographic, and biographical changes, and with supplementary material offering a wide spectrum of supportive information, this is a whole reference library in one volume, offering quality, authority, and value.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2230 pages
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (CA); Indexed edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571456910
• ISBN-13: 978-1571456915
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 3.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,175,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Necessity, April 15, 2002

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David A. Naess "howdydave" (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary: Of the English Language (Hardcover)

As a writer I could not properly do my work without my Webster's. Granted, it is a bit big to use as a desktop dictionary for looking up the proper spelling of a word. Then again, that is not the purpose of an unabridged dictionary. If one is building a reference library the unabridged dictionary is just as necessary as a thesaurus.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the dictionary I reach for, May 8, 2002

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Mark Guzowski (Idaho Falls, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary: Of the English Language (Hardcover)

Imho the definitions contained within most accurately reflect the American dialect of English. Certain other dictionaries seem so far off base it isn't funny. An indispensable book. I wish there was a Windows version of *this* dictionary! Slang & jargon (historical & otherwise) are the main definitions I still need to occasionally lookup elsewhere.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best dictionary of the English language that I have found., December 7, 2003

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Gordon H. Pearson (Eagle River, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary: Of the English Language (Hardcover)

A year ago I purchased Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged and have found it to be the best dictionary that I have ever owned. The only dictionary that comes close to it is the ten-inch-thick dictionary that is placed on a stand at the library where I went to college. That was a wonderful dictionary as well but was far too large to be of any use other than on the stand on which it was placed. Although the Webster's Unabridged is a bit large, it is still accessible to all but the most fragile or weakly reader and I find it to be a great source of information and help in my work. I find it fun (as well as being educational) to simply read it and have found myself getting "lost" in its' pages for hours at a time. Some might find it a delightful surprise to spend several hours reading a dictionary. I highly recommend it!