Webster's New World^TM Compact School and Office Dictionary, 4th Edition

by Michael E. Agnes

• ISBN13: 9780764563386
• ISBN10: 0764563386
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Webster's New World

Summary

Comprehensive...Authoritative...and User-Friendly! Based on the bestselling Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, this fully up-to-date compact dictionary features * Concise, easy-to-understand definitions of today's most commonly used words * Clear, readable type * Easy-to-use pronunciations * Word derivations for greater understanding Over 60,000 entries Now with 175 illustrations Scientific, technical, professional, and business terms

Table of Contents

Pronunciation Key
Dictionary Staff	p. iv
Foreword	p. v
Guide to the Use of This Dictionary	p. vi
Guide Words
The Main Entry Word
Pronunciation
Part-of-Speech Labels
Inflected Forms
Etymology
The Definitions
Usage Labels
Run-in Derived Entries
Guide to Pronunciation	p. viii
Pronunciation Style
Pronunciation Key
Foreign Sounds
Stress Marks
Abbreviations and Symbols Used in This Dictionary	p. xi
A Dictionary of American English	p. 562
Editorial Style	p. 564
Weights and Measures	p. 570
International Metric System	p. 571
The United States	p. 572
Presidents of the United States	p. 573
Canada	p. 574
Nations of the World	p. 574
Geographical Data	p. 578
Chemical Elements	p. 579
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.