Webster's New World College Dictionary/Thumb Indexed [Hardcover]

David B. Guralnik (Author), Victoria Neufeldt (Author, Editor), David Bernard Guralnik (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995 | ISBN-10: 0028603338 | ISBN-13: 978-0028603339 | Edition: 3rd

This dictionary has been updated to reflect America's changing language. Easy-to-read definitions are combined with examples of current word usage to convey the sense of the word. Geographical and biographical entries are integrated into the alphabetical listings.

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While the text edition of this dictionary has collected kudos from numerous newspapers throughout its previous editions, many users may find that the CD-Rom replaces the book as a handy quick-reference instrument. The disk loads in a matter of minutes, and offers a linked thesaurus with the dictionary--you can choose one or both reference tools, and you can customize both with your particular notes. Kids who are told to "look it up" when they ask mom how to spell a word will love the Misspeller's Dictionary included on the disk, which can easily translate spellings like "wierd" and "anoy". Using the thesaurus while using the dictionary allows you to click easily between words, using the former to extend your vocabulary while checking the specific definitions in the latter to ensure precise usage.

The text edition has many special features that make it a useful complement to the disk, as well as a star in its own right. Several pages of simple colored maps show the placement of everything from Colorado to Cameroon. There are anatomical illustrations, historical photographs, and a 40-page reference supplement that covers everything from the rules of punctuation to the periodic table of elements. Word definitions are clear, and with 163,000 entries, chances are you'll find the word you're hunting for. Synonyms for many words are included in shaded areas near the original word (you'll find pious, religious, and sanctimonious alongside devout), which is a big help when you're searching for the perfect word. --Jill Lightner

• System requirements:
• Pentium recommended
• Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0
• 16 MB RAM
• 5 MB free hard disk space, 100 MB free hard disk space for full installation
• 2X CD-ROM drive

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"This is, it goes without saying, a majestic publication." --Philip Howard (Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2005) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1574 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference; 3rd edition (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028603338
• ISBN-13: 978-0028603339
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,969,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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80 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most trusted dictionary for your own reference?, January 3, 2006

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J. Giner "Your help" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition (Book with CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

This is my most trusted dictionary for my own reference and studies. I bought a copy for work and home.

This dictionary is very easy-to-use and gives me full and complete definitions.

When I need to look up a word with an obscure usage or special idiom, I can find it in this dictionary 99% of the time without having to resort to an unabridged dictionary.

I love my New World Collegiate dictionary.

Note: This dictionary is thumb indexed and it benefits from having a dictionary software that runs with Windows XP or later over its previous version.

The Webster's New World College Dictionary is one that has by far the best roots and synonym studies of any Dictionary of the college level that I have seen. It gives Sanskrit roots which is often quite wonderful.

Practical Information:

- clear, readable definitions that provide instant understanding
- thousands of examples of current word usage
- more than 160,000 entries and over 800 illustrations, biographical photographs, and maps
- page and text redesigned for even greater readability
- the official dictionary of the Associated Press

Best, J-P G

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply, the best., August 7, 2002

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D. R. Schryer (Poquoson, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Indexed Fourth Edition (Hardcover)

There are lots of dictionaries available, and many of them call themselves "Webster's" -- it a generic name. But Webster's New World stands out from the rest. It's very much up to date and also very user friendly; you won't have to keep looking up definitions of definitions. Furthermore, it's authoritive. This is the dictionary chosen by many prestigious media organizations -- including the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times -- as their authority of choice. So if you want to get an up to date, easy to use dictionary that's widely-recognized as authoritive, look for the name Webster's New World.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Dictionary on the Planet and a Great Deal!, May 13, 2007

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Micky "Mack" (Salt Lake City, UT, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition (Book with CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

I love this dictionary. The software version even works with Word 2007 running under Vista. The dictionary has a space on the tool bar and I can access it while writing.

For less than 20 bucks, you get an excellent hard bound dictionary, and an excellent electronic dictionary. Best deal on Amazon as far as I'm concerned. I'd pop 20 bucks just for the electronic version.