The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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	The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Houghton Mifflin, 2006 - 2112 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This newly updated edition of America's favorite dictionary features
revised biographical and geographical entries as well as up-to-date
charts and tables for topics such as world currencies and chemical
elements. Among the 500 entries new to this update are Amber Alert,
blogosphere, gravitino, halo effect, hawala, lycopene, malware, micropolis,
proteome, Qi Gong, SARS, shout-out, speed dating, sudoku, Texas hold'em,
text message, and wiki.

The renowned American Heritage® Usage Panel, a group of more
than 200 distinguished writers, scholars, and scientists, offers advice on
problems of grammar and style; engaging notes explain word histories
and clarify differences among synonyms; thousands of quotations and
example sentences show words in context; and elegant definitions are
enhanced by 4,000 full-color photographs, drawings, and maps, making
this one of the most readable dictionaries available anywhere.

This dictionary can also be purchased with a fully loadable
Windows® / Mac® CD-ROM that contains the entire text of the
updated Fourth Edition, 68,000 audio pronunciations, 1,000 full-color
photographs and illustrations, and a college-level thesaurus with more
than 260,000 synonyms. The CD-ROM has spell-check capability and
can be used in conjunction with any Microsoft® Office application to get
definitions at the click of a mouse.

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My kid likes uses this dictionary!

We had bought the D&K dictionary, and you'll note the bad reviews. Hmmm wonder why I didn't see those before wasting my money. This dictionary is more thorough and I suspect big enough to get my 9yo through highschool. The letter tabs are more user friendly than the cheaper D&K color the pages version. The best part is my kid willingly looks up words and is pleased to be rewarded for her efforts.

Wonderful

This is a great dictionary! It is updated with computer words included and those word/phrases are included in the main text, not as an appendix of new words. It has great ease of use, reader comprehension, layout and design,and a wonderful use of graphics. This is truly the best up-to-date dictionary that I have discovered. I am extremely happy with it as a resource!!

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American Heritage Dictionary

I've always enjoyed using (and just browsing) the American Heritage Dictionary, and this new edition is better than ever with all the color photos! The usage notes are very interesting and informative. I like it so much that I'll be giving this beautiful dictionary as a gift to some family members.

Great selection

The American Heritage Dictionary has a great selection of words. I love having the word origins. It large and heavy, but offers a lot of information.

Morning and Evening Used Book Purchase

The book was in "like new" condition as advertised and was shipped and delivered promptly - Good Job!

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