Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language [Hardcover]

David B. Guralnik (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1976

A dictionary specially prepared for students containing more than 108,000 vocabulary entries including contemporary slang and informal expressions.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1692 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 2 Indexed edition (August 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0529053268
• ISBN-13: 978-0529053268
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,905,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An American Achievement, February 5, 2002

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thattherepaul (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (Hardcover)

This has been my trusted dictionary since 1979, when all high school freshmen were required to own it. It's a great achievement in American lexicography, providing a generous, comperehensive, and suprisingly durable listing of current American language. The familiarly readable clear type and single alphabetical listing that includes biographical, geographical, proper name, and abbreviation entries accompanies a sober and solidly thorough listing of virtually every word you would want to know in American English. It includes newer contributions from science, technology, slang, and does a brilliant job in giving exciting, yet accurate entymologies and definitions with all their shades of meaning. I have been a liftime reader and when I took the GRE's I scored above the 99th percentile in the verbal section: I attribute much of my success in verbal skills to this well-made, wonderful hardcover dictionary.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars webster's new world dictionary second college edition, November 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Webster's New World Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

The best dicionary ever printed. Contains words other dictionaries seem to have forgotten. I have had mine since 1987 and my daughter wants one for Christmas. I cannot believe they no longer publish this.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Herbert Hoover and Edward H. Whitehall are "likeable" too!, November 29, 2004

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Bryan Denbecke (Des Moines, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (Paperback)

This dictionary is very controversial. it was one of the

first Truly Indigenous Dictionary's for the American 'Multi-

lingual' Continental Social Experiment. Unfortunately, just

like your Neighborhood Buddies who are just learning about the

wonderfully "diverse" Experience of Neighborhood shopping in the

proximity of Home at something as seemingly "benign" as

WalGreen's Pharmacy... ...even Dictionary Editor's have to live

in the Real World. The Editorial Staff of The New World

Publishing House apparently came under some pretty "Heavy-

Handed" 'advice' ...after the first Edition (c)1953 became

widely circulated. My edition has not what i would call

"Comprehensive" but sufficient, and adequate references to

all words with ties directly to Greek Mythology. Many of these

have been confused and watered down in later editions. (In some

Dictionaries... ...learning anything foundational about Western

History from looking up Greek Figures is hopelessly

complicated.) If you can find a first Edition... ...you may

find the Adlai Stevensen Campaign Insert interesting.