Overview
Ten years of lexicographic research culminates to form the latest edition of the renowned Webster's New World(r) College Dictionary. This fourth edition combines the most up-to-date information about our language and our world to present a completely revised, updated and expanded edition for this age of instant global communication. This authoritative reference now includes 5,000 new entries and the only four-color atlas offered by a dictionary of this size. New words, new Americanisms, and new biographical and geographical entries are fully integrated into the single alphabetical listing. Thousands of new uses and meanings have been added to many existing entries. The expanded reference section provides easy access to geographical, historical, and other encyclopedic information. Unsurpassed for nearly half a century for its reliability, clarity, and precision, Webster's New World(r) College Dictionary provides the most accurate and current information available anywhere. Millions of users worldwide value this unique combination of features, found in no other dictionary:
* clear, readable definitions that provide instant understanding
* thousands of examples of current word usage
* more than 160,000 entries and over 800 illustrations, biographical photographs, and maps
* page and text redesigned for even greater readability
* the official dictionary of the Associated Press
Incl. style & usage guide; software for Windows 95; screen- scraper technology, point/click for definition; spell check.
Synopsis
The most up-to-date and clearly written dictionary for the new millennium!
The dictionary of choice for the Associated Press and America's leading newspapers, this updated 50th anniversary edition of Webster's New World College Dictionary continues to be outstanding for its page design and easy readability. With comprehensive, consistent, and helpful A-Z organization of all entries-including abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and biographical and geographical entries-it features the clearest, most informative definitions of any college dictionary available today. Highlights include:
- Over 850 illustrations, with more than 200 photographs added at biographical entries
- The best coverage of American usage and idioms, including over 11,000 Americanisms
- Over 100 new entries for this updated edition
- Extensive back matter with scientific and geographical data and U.S. historical documents
- Four-color world atlas