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Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition (Book with CD-ROM)
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| Part No: | 0764571257 |
| Manufacturer: | Webster's New World |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Is "legislator" pronounced with an "er" sound at the end or an "or"? Is the Jewish festival of lights spelled "Chanukah," "Hanuka," or "Hanukkah"? With Webster's New World College Dictionary, which promises to describe rather than prescribe, you can take your pick. The dictionary includes more than 150,000 entries, including brief biographical and geographical notes and useful drawings and diagrams (depictions of four kinds of buoys, for example). The guide to pronunciation and symbols is given on every other page, handy for those who don't like to refer to the inside cover each time they forget how to pronounce the sound of the schwa (of course, the guides on the inside and front covers are more extensive). Starred words refer to Americanisms, which number more than 11,000, such as "hornswoggle" and "Hopi" and "kitchenette." The definitions themselves are clear and simple and seldom have you scurrying to another page for a definition of the definition. Easy to use and understand, Webster's New World College Dictionary is a fine addition to any high school or college student's desk set. --Rebecca A. Staffel
THE MOST USEFUL AND AUTHORITATIVE DICTIONARY YOU CAN OWN--FOR YOUR DESK AND YOUR COMPUTER Selected by the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other leading newspapers as their official dictionary of choice. THE BEST DICTIONARY IN PRINT - Up-to-Date Entries
Nearly 7,500 new entries reflecting changes in technology, society, world politics, and more. - Detailed Illustrations
Over 850 drawings, photographs, and maps. - Extensive Reference Information
Tables, charts, and lists of useful data plus important historical documents and a guide to punctuation. - Thousands of Geographical and Biographical Entries
The people and places that shape our world. Entries are part of the A-Z body of the dictionary, so they are easy to find. - Full-Color Atlas of the World
Detailed and up-to-date maps of the continents and countries of our world. - Notes, Examples, and Synonyms
The help you need to choose words precisely and avoid usage pitfalls. - The Definitive Guide to American English
More than 12,000 unique Americanisms--more than any other college dictionary. THE HARDEST WORKING ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS - Sophisticated Word Search
Search for words or combinations of words. Display definitions, synonyms, or both. Find related words quickly. - Instant Word Help
Point to any word on the computer screen and bring up a definition--immediately. - Expanded Spell-Checking
Add thousands of new words to your spell-checker to enhance its usefulness and speed. The only electronic dictionary that displays definitions while spell-checking.
| Value and Convenient | 2010-05-13 | 5 / 5 |
| | I did not think that I would ever buy a physical dictionary again, but returning to college has prompted this purchase. I love the convenience, not having to turn on my computer every time I want to look up the spelling or definition of a word. The price was also incredible. It does come with the entire dictionary on CD-ROM, which includes a thesaurus as well. An excellent value! |
| Some Surprises | 2010-04-18 | 4 / 5 |
| Back when I was poring through various dictionary reviews on to finally replace my ancient, inadequate paperback dictionary with something worthy of a modern office, I ran across a dictionary that purportedly had the Declaration of Independence in the appendix section. I thought that would be nice for my kids...but this is not that dictionary and I can't find now where I got this idea. Anyway, THIS DICTIONARY has some surprises and for all those nitpicky people out there (like me) who'd like to know ahead of time what to expect, here is what I found:
1) When your child comes to you with a homework assignment that requires them to break a word up into syllables, this dictionary will NOT help. In the foreward it says "...the syllabification of words has been revised." This dictionary focuses only on how words are properly divided when the text reaches the end of a line. Therefore you will find (as another 1-star reviewer pointed out) the word vegetable presented as "veg-eta-ble" (center dots are used instead of hyphens) though obviously this doesn't represent what most of us would call the syllables. I guess that is the problem - the editors didn't feel there was enough consensus on syllabification to include it and have assumed they will serve you better by showing how to properly break up words instead.
I was thinking perhaps the pronounciation notation could substitute for showing the syllables but I was not happy with the pronounciation information either. An example is the word "bottle" which they suggest is pronounced bot'l (they use an "a" with 2 dots over it instead of my "o", but I have no idea how to type that). I would pronounce it as bot'tle and so I disagree with the given pronounciation and am still just guessing about the syllables. The backup/pocket dictionary I bought (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, paperback copyright 2004, based on the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition and part of the Everyday Language Reference Set) happily shows syllables and a pronounciation that makes much more sense to me.
2) This dictionary has nice paper and is thumb-indexed. I thought I would really like the thumb-indexing, however the thumb indexes are placed in the general area of the section they indicate instead of where they should be in my mind and I find this annoying. If I wish to use the thumb index to go to the reference section in the back, I end up in the W's (last word on page is "wrongfoot", how apropos!). I still have to flip through the XYZs to get to the appendices.
It's better than what I had before, and I think all the dictionaries have some issues, so I still gave this a 4-star review. I may purchase the American Heritage Dictionary at some point - the pictures look nice and I like how there seem to be many places where they discuss the history of certain words and the evolution of their uses as well as how to use the words properly in modern times. That's really why I bought an unabridged dictionary in the first place.
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| Great Dictionary | 2010-02-08 | 5 / 5 |
| I am a word nut who constantly looks up words for both meaning and etymology and can assure anyone considering this dictionary that it is excellent. It has nearly 1,700 pages of words, and the definitions are clear and concise. It is also very comprehensive; I have looked up many words, including a good number of rare and archaic ones, and it has had all but a few. Those looking for an unabridged dictionary will be unsatisfied, but this is about as inclusive as an abridged dictionary gets - and, unlike unabridged editions, it is easily portable. Also, unlike many dictionaries, it does not rely on annoying cross references, almost always letting readers get what they need from the relevant entry. The etymologies are also far more extensive than average. Finally, in contrast to many dictionaries, there is a wealth of pictures. We get a one probably every three or four pages on average, and some pages even have three or so. These are particularly useful when they help convey the meaning of words difficult to define, but this dictionary also stands out in having actual pictures of biographical figures - indeed, in listing them.
There is also a wealth of supplementary materials. The book begins with a Foreword, an explanation of how English dictionaries are made, and guides to the dictionary and pronunciation. These are very useful, even giving a basic grammar and mechanics rundown. Various appendices also give a generous selection of geographical, demographic, monetary, numerical, scientific, literary, historical, and other data. Having all this in one place is extremely convenient and useful; this book is practically a mini encyclopedia in addition to a dictionary.
All told, anyone looking for an abridged dictionary can do no better.
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| Excellent dictionary | 2010-01-30 | 5 / 5 |
| | I would recommend this dictionary to everyone. I've been out of school for many years and this book helps me when I forget spelling and meaning. The CD is great and is in a plastic slot in the back of the book. The price is very low for the quality of this book. |
| websters college dictionary | 2010-01-07 | 3 / 5 |
| | so far so good. the diction is fine. the pages are printed on paper that is thin and easy to tear. the print is smeared in spots. wd. |
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