Book Description
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam-Webster Incorporated
Page : 1192 pages
File Size : 15,44 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 1260 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Literature
ISBN : 9780877790426
Describes authors, works, and literary terms from all eras and all parts of the world.
Author : Noah Webster
Publisher :
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 1841
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1697 pages
File Size : 45,69 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Biography
ISBN :
Author : Webster's New World
Publisher : Pocket Books
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1476705046
The phenomenally popular compact dictionary has been newly revised and updated—the perfect reference for school, office, and home. Webster’s New World dictionaries have been defining American English for more than fifty years. This perennial bestseller is sure to draw in even more readers with its updated materials—including new biographical, geographical, scientific, and vocabulary entries reflecting our rapidly evolving language. The Webster’s New World Dictionary is ideal for students and adults of all ages.
Author : Merriam-Webster
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,84 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 : Philip Babcock Gove
Publisher :
Page : 2738 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Author : Michael E. Agnes
Publisher : Webster's New World
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 2004-04-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780764559365
Easy to read, authoritative, and up to date No more struggling with the fine print, thanks to the Webster's New World Large Print Dictionary, which has all the outstanding features of other Webster's New World dictionaries. * More than 60,000 entries, including all the current vocabulary needed for everyday use * Technical, scientific, cultural, business, and professional terms * Clear, highly readable type * Foreign words and phrases often used in English * Biographical and geographical entries conveniently included in the main A--Z section PLUS: * Etymologies - word histories that add depth and historical context to the understanding of a word * Appendix with weights and measures, U.S. and Canadian data, U.S. presidents, and books of the Bible With all this information presented in highly readable type, this is the one large print dictionary that you can't afford to be without.
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 20,80 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.
Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher :
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 32,35 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.