Random House Webster's college dictionary : with CD-ROM
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Featuring more than 207,000 definitions, this updated reference includes hundreds of new words and meanings, revised treatment of sensitive and offensive language, helpful usage notes, and etymologies. Full description
Table of Contents:
- Sample page
- Using this dictionary
- Defining our language for the 21st century
- Abbreviations key
- Pronunciation key
- Dictionary of the English language
- Biography and geography
- Biographical names
- Place names and abbreviations
- Ready reference supplement
- Guide for writers
- Avoiding insensitive and offensive language
- Forms of address
- From sounds to spellings
- Words most often misspelled
- Words commonly confused
- Signs & symbols
- Presidents of the United States
- Chief American holidays
- Continents
- Nations of the world
- Largest islands of the world
- Great oceans and seas of the world
- Largest lakes of the world
- Notable mountain peaks of the world
- Notable deserts of the world
- World maps.