Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus

Completely revised from the previous edition. Increased page count More dictionary entries - 61,000 total 13,000 thesaurus entries 3,000 new dictionary terms, such as biscotti, dot.com, gene therapy, home page, no-brainer, portobello mushroom, skybox, surgicenter, veggie Revised design affords greater readability, with use of custom fonts Based on the authoritative Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition

Staff

vi

Foreword

vii

Guide to the Use of This Book

viii

The Dictionary

Guide Words

The Main Entry Word

Pronunciation

Part-of Speech Labels

Inflected Forms

Etymology

The Definitions

Usage Labels

Run-in Derived Entries

The Thesaurus

Arrangement of Entries

Part-of Speech Labels

The Entry Block

Homographs and Superscripts

Suggestions for Using the Thesaurus

Guide to Pronunciation

xiv

Pronunciation Style

Pronunciation Key

Foreign Sounds

Stress Marks

Abbreviations and Symbols Used in This Book

xvi

Dictionary and Thesaurus

1

(741)

Weights and Measures

742

(1)

International Metric System

743

(1)

The United States

744

(1)

U.S. Cities

745

(1)

Presidents of the United States

746

(1)

Canada

747

(1)

Nations of the World

747

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Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus

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