Webster's New World College Dictionary

by Agnes, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780764556029
• ISBN10: 0764556029
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: MacMillan Reference Books

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	p. vi
Consultants and Contributing Editors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Guide to the Dictionary	p. xi
Guide to Pronunciation	p. xxii
Dictionaries of English	p. xxv
Webster's New World College Dictionary	p. 1
World Atlas	p. 1012
Reference Supplement
Rules of Punctuation	p. 1672
Nations of the World	p. 1677
World City Populations	p. 1680
U.S. States	p. 1682
U.S. Cities by Population	p. 1683
U.S. Metropolitan Core Areas by Population	p. 1684
Canada	p. 1684
Cities of Canada by Population	p. 1685
Mexico	p. 1685
Geographical Data	p. 1686
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	p. 1688
Currency Symbols
Names for Large Numbers
Roman Numerals	p. 1690
Books of the Bible	p. 1690
Calendars	p. 1691
American Sign Language (ASL)	p. 1691
Commonly Used Weights and Measures	p. 1692
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements	p. 1694
Alphabetical List of the Chemical Elements	p. 1694
Geologic Time Chart	p. 1696
Astronomical Data	p. 1698
The Brightest Stars
The 88 Constellations
Planets of the Solar System
Meteorology	p. 1700
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	p. 1701
The Declaration of Independence	p. 1702
Constitution of the United States	p. 1703
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States	p. 1709
Index	p. 1715
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