It's a great achievement in American lexicography, providing a generous, comperehensive, and suprisingly durable listing of current American language. The familiarly readable clear type and single alphabetical listing that includes biographical, geographical, proper name, and abbreviation entries accompanies a sober and solidly thorough listing of virtually every word you would want to know in American English. It includes newer contributions from science, technology, slang, and does a brilliant job in giving exciting, yet accurate entymologies and definitions with all their shades of meaning.
THE MOST USEFUL AND AUTHORITATIVE DICTIONARY YOU CAN OWN—FOR YOUR DESK AND YOUR COMPUTER. Selected by major newspapers as their official dictionary, it offers clarity in definitions and up-to-date entries, including nearly 7,500 new terms reflecting advancements in technology, society, and politics. It features over 850 detailed illustrations, including drawings, photographs, and maps, alongside extensive reference information such as tables, charts, and important historical documents. The dictionary includes thousands of geographical and biographical entries, making it easy to find significant people and places. A full-color atlas provides detailed maps of continents and countries, while notes, examples, and synonyms assist in precise word choice and avoiding usage pitfalls. It boasts the most comprehensive guide to American English, with nearly 12,000 unique Americanisms.
The electronic version serves as a sophisticated dictionary and thesaurus, allowing users to search for words or combinations and display definitions or synonyms instantly. It offers instant word help by pointing to any word on the screen for immediate definitions and features expanded spell-checking capabilities. System requirements include Windows® 95, 98, ME, NT® 4.0, 2000, XP, with a minimum of 8 MB RAM and 20 MB hard disk space for minimal installation.
Dictionary of over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, and scientific terms; colloquial, idiomatic, and current slang expressions; abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and biographical and geographical names.
"The publication in 1988 of Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition, was the triumphant result of more than four years of concentrated editorial effort and nearly as much time again in long-range planning."
Based on the new Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition, this compact dictionary meets the needs of those wanting thorough up-to-date coverage of the current words and terms commonly used in everyday English in a handy paperback format.
