Author : Byron Preiss
Publisher : Pocket Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780671474188
Supplies humorous definitions for imaginary words, such as torsoso, socratease, abdicake, riff-raft, randumb, and hobododo
Author : Noah Webster
Publisher :
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 1841
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher :
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.
Author : Peter Mark Roget
Publisher :
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 1921
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,24 MB
Release : 2023
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780877797371
"The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus features more than 150,000 word choices, including synonyms, related words, antonyms, and near antonyms. Each main entry provides the meaning shared by the synonyms listed, and abundant usage examples show words used in context"--
Author : Jonathan Wallace
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 33,20 MB
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 0544188691
Written in plain English, Webster's New World Law Dictionary is much easier to understand than typical legal documents. * Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 4,000 legal terms * Coverage of terms from all areas of law, including criminal law, contracts, evidence, constitutional law, property law, and torts * Common abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and a full copy of the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and all subsequent amendments In addition to those in the legal field, this desk reference is invaluable to journalists, researchers, lay people dealing with legal issues, and even those who simply want to use legal terms correctly in order to make their points more convincingly.
Author : Kate Woodford
Publisher :
Page : 1550 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521824231
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
Author : Merriam-Webster
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2022-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780877790952
New edition! A handy, reliable, and authoritative dictionary of words most frequently used in Englis. More than 75,000 definitions, 2,000 new word entries, and more than 150 illustrations. Expanded special features include a Handbook of Style, Basic English Grammar, Irregular English Verbs and a Guid eto Common Verb Collocations (both essential for ESL), and a new Overview of the Internet.
Author : Henry Bosley Woolf
Publisher :
Page : 1568 pages
File Size : 38,97 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Dictionnaires
ISBN : 9780877793304
Based on Webster's third new international dictionary.
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780195218893
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
