Webster's New World College Dictionary

by Agnes, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780028631189
• ISBN10: 0028631188
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-15
• Publisher: Webster's New World

Summary

This luxurious leather-bound edition of the prestigious Websters New WorldTM College Dictionary is a memorable gift and a lasting addition to any personal library. Based on the all-new Fourth Edition, it is available in limited quantities, with a handsome, gold-stamped leather binding, gilded edges, gold printed thumb tabs, a presentation plate, and a ribbon marker. Completely revised and updated to reflect the changes in our language and our world, Websters New WorldTM College Dictionary, Fourth Edition is the best language reference available today. With over 160,000 entries, over 800 illustrations, including biographical photographs, and a 4-color world atlas, it is the premier dictionary of American English. This special edition comes shrink-wrapped in an open, gold-stamped gift box.

Table of Contents

Dictionary Staff	vi
Consultants and Contributing Editors	vii
Foreword	ix
Guide to the Dictionary	xi
Guide to Pronunciation	xxii
Dictionaries of English	xxv
Sidney I. Landau
Webster's New World College Dictionary	1	(1012)
World Atlas Following Page	1012	(660)
Reference Supplement
Rules of Punctuation	1672	(5)
Nations of the World	1677	(3)
World City Populations	1680	(2)
U.S. States	1682	(1)
U.S. Cities by Population	1683	(1)
U.S. Metropolitan Core Areas by Population	1684	(1)
Canada	1684	(1)
Cities of Canada by Population	1685	(1)
Mexico	1685
Geographical Data:	1686	(1)
Continents of the World---Oceans and Seas of the World by Size---Largest Lakes of the World---Longest Rivers of the World---Highest Mountains of the World
Monetary Units	1688	(1690)
Currency Symbols---Names for Large Numbers
Roman Numerals	1690	(1)
Books of the Bible	1690	(1)
Calendars	1691	(1)
American Sign Language (ASL)	1691	(1)
Commonly Used Weights and Measures	1692	(2)
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements	1694	(1)
Alphabetical List of the Chemical Elements	1694	(2)
Geologic Time Chart	1696
Astronomical Data	1698	(1700)
The Brightest Stars---The 88 Constellations---Planets of the Solar System
Meterology	1700	(1)
Beaufort Scale---Hurricane Damage Potential Scale---Tornado Damage Potential Scale---Richter Scale for the Comparative Magnitude of Earthquakes---Modified Mercalli Scale for Earthquake Destructiveness
Presidents of the United States	1701	(1)
The Declaration of Independence	1702	(1)
Constitution of the United States	1703	(6)
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States	1709	(6)
Index	1715