Pocket Webster School and Office Dictionary

by Webster's New World

• ISBN13: 9780671700164
• ISBN10: 0671700162
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-02-01
• Publisher: Pocket

Summary

The indispensable guide for everyone who needs to know the right word, in the right place, at the right time... For easy reference, every word included in this dictionary receives a separate entry and indication of its pronunciation. The pronunciations are recorded in the simplest key consistent with accurate transcription. The definitions are written in a clear, simple style and individual parts of speech are clearly distinguished. Slang words are designated (Slang), and words of foreign origin that are not yet fully naturalized in English are marked with the language of origin. In addition, The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary contains an up-to-date gazetteer, a perpetual calendar, and other lists and tables on a variety of subjects, making this book a valuable volume of general information. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Key to Pronunciation	p. viii
Abbreviations Used in This Dictionary	p. viii
Dictionary	p. 1
A Dictionary of Geography	p. 850
Largest Cities in the United States	p. 882
Largest Metropolitan Areas in the United States	p. 883
Principal Foreign Cities	p. 884
Holidays	p. 886
Perpetual Calendar	p. 887
Weights and Measures	p. 888
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