Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Deluxe Edition

出版者:Random House Inc

作者:Random House

页数:2230

出版时间:October 11, 2005

价格:$129.95

装帧:HRD

isbn号码:9780375426056

图书标签:工具书外语学习(English)

Product Description

“Look no further!” —Booklist

In an elegant classic binding, the deluxe edition of the popular

Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary

is a perfect gift for new graduates,

serious collectors, and word lovers of all ages.

This is the deluxe edition of our popular Random House Unabridged Dictionary—the most definitive single-volume reference of the English language. This compendium of traditional vocabulary and specialized terms offers authoritative factual and encyclopedia information, which, along with the deluxe cloth binding, makes this the perfect gift for word lovers of all ages.

This deluxe edition includes:

• A handsome cloth binding along with a high-quality box and Gilt edging, making this an attractive gift

• Three beautiful ribbon markers and thumb indexing for easy use

• Over 315,000 entries, and more definitions per word than other leading dictionaries

• Over 75,000 example phrases and sentences to demonstrate how words are used in context

• 2,400 illustrations and spot maps

• Scholarly etymologies show when a term entered the language

• Comprehensive notes at many entries which explain points of usage, pronunciation, distinctions among synonyms, and regional variations and dialects

Typeset and Printed in the U.S.A.