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1) Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book + CD-ROM

Description

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A dictionary of the English language containing 165,000 entries with definitions, pronunciations, word origins, example phrases, synonyms, biographical and geographical names, abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, signs and symbols, and a handbook of style. Includes a searchable CD.

2) The American heritage dictionary of the English language

Language

English

Formats

Book, Serial

3) The new shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles

Pub. Date

1993

Language

English

4) Random House Webster's unabridged dictionary

Language

English

Description

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Provides entries for over 315,000 words and phrases, and includes a list of over 1,100 new words.

5) Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language, unabridged

Language

English

6) Roget's 21st century thesaurus in dictionary form: the essential reference for home, school, or office

Author

Kipfer, Barbara Ann

Language

English

7) The new Oxford American dictionary

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book + CD-ROM

Description

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Provides definitions of thousands of words and phrases found in American English, with informatin on origins and usage; identifies notable people and places; and offers advice on grammar and spelling and other details.

8) The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

9) The Random House dictionary of the English language

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

Description

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Contains over 315,000 entries with over 50,000 new words and 75,000 new meanings.

10) Microsoft Encarta college dictionary

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

11) Third Barnhart dictionary of new English

Pub. Date

1990.

Language

English

12) The Barnhart dictionary of etymology

Pub. Date

1988.

Language

English

13) Bernstein's Reverse dictionary

Author

Bernstein, Theodore M

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

14) The American heritage college thesaurus

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

15) The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins: definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions

Author

Hendrickson, Robert

Series

Facts on File library of language and literature

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

16) The St. Martin's Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases

Author

Roget, Peter Mark

Pub. Date

[1962]

Language

English

17) A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: colloquialisms and catch phrases, fossilised jokes and puns, general nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalised

Author

Partridge, Eric

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

18) The Cambridge guide to English usage

Author

Peters, Pam

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

Description

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A reference guide to modern English language usage covers word meaning, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and provides guidance on issues such as grammatical terminology, inclusive language, and effective writing and argument.

19) The American century thesaurus

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

20) Chambers synonyms and antonyms

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

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1) Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

2) The American heritage dictionary of the English language

3) The new shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles

4) Random House Webster's unabridged dictionary

5) Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language, unabridged

6) Roget's 21st century thesaurus in dictionary form: the essential reference for home, school, or office

7) The new Oxford American dictionary

8) The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus

9) The Random House dictionary of the English language

10) Microsoft Encarta college dictionary

11) Third Barnhart dictionary of new English

12) The Barnhart dictionary of etymology

13) Bernstein's Reverse dictionary

14) The American heritage college thesaurus

15) The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins: definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions

16) The St. Martin's Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases

17) A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: colloquialisms and catch phrases, fossilised jokes and puns, general nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalised

18) The Cambridge guide to English usage

19) The American century thesaurus

20) Chambers synonyms and antonyms

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