Product Description

THE MOST USEFUL AND AUTHORITATIVE DICTIONARY YOU CAN OWN--FOR YOUR DESK AND YOUR COMPUTER

Selected by the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other leading newspapers as their official dictionary of choice.

THE BEST DICTIONARY IN PRINT

• Up-to-Date Entries
  Nearly 7,500 new entries reflecting changes in technology, society, world politics, and more.
• Detailed Illustrations
  Over 850 drawings, photographs, and maps.
• Extensive Reference Information
  Tables, charts, and lists of useful data plus important historical documents and a guide to punctuation.
• Thousands of Geographical and Biographical Entries
  The people and places that shape our world. Entries are part of the A-Z body of the dictionary, so they are easy to find.
• Full-Color Atlas of the World
  Detailed and up-to-date maps of the continents and countries of our world.
• Notes, Examples, and Synonyms
  The help you need to choose words precisely and avoid usage pitfalls.
• The Definitive Guide to American English
  More than 12,000 unique Americanisms--more than any other college dictionary.

THE HARDEST WORKING ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS

• Sophisticated Word Search
  Search for words or combinations of words. Display definitions, synonyms, or both. Find related words quickly.
• Instant Word Help
  Point to any word on the computer screen and bring up a definition--immediately.
• Expanded Spell-Checking
  Add thousands of new words to your spell-checker to enhance its usefulness and speed. The only electronic dictionary that displays definitions while spell-checking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14760 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1736 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780764571251
• Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
• Notes:

Amazon.com Review
Is "legislator" pronounced with an "er" sound at the end or an "or"? Is the Jewish festival of lights spelled "Chanukah," "Hanuka," or "Hanukkah"? With Webster's New World College Dictionary, which promises to describe rather than prescribe, you can take your pick. The dictionary includes more than 150,000 entries, including brief biographical and geographical notes and useful drawings and diagrams (depictions of four kinds of buoys, for example). The guide to pronunciation and symbols is given on every other page, handy for those who don't like to refer to the inside cover each time they forget how to pronounce the sound of the schwa (of course, the guides on the inside and front covers are more extensive). Starred words refer to Americanisms, which number more than 11,000, such as "hornswoggle" and "Hopi" and "kitchenette." The definitions themselves are clear and simple and seldom have you scurrying to another page for a definition of the definition. Easy to use and understand, Webster's New World College Dictionary is a fine addition to any high school or college student's desk set. --Rebecca A. Staffel

Review
"This is, it goes without saying, a majestic publication." --Philip Howard (Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2005)

From the Publisher
With over 163,000 entries offering the clearest definitions, Webster's New World College Dictionary is the Dictionary for the 21st Century.

Through decades of research, Webster's New World lexconigraphers have created a uniquely modern dictionary that serves as your trusted guide to contemporary usage. The rich history of our language is also traced through Americanisms and the most detailed etymologies of any American English dictionary. The result is a dictionary that helps you understand and use the language as no other dictionary can.

Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus on CD-ROM gives instant access to thousands of definitions, synonyms, and antonyms for over 163,00 entries.

The CD works with all Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 applications, helps you find the right word fast while you are working. It also lets you add notes to definitions, customizing them to your needs.

Point and click for a definition or synonym of any word on screen!

Expand your spell-checker to recognize business terms, place names, technology terms, and thousands of new words!

Find the right word, even if you can't spell it with the bonus Misspeller's Dictionary!

Customer Reviews

Most trusted dictionary for your own reference?
This is my most trusted dictionary for my own reference and studies. I bought a copy for work and home.

This dictionary is very easy-to-use and gives me full and complete definitions.

When I need to look up a word with an obscure usage or special idiom, I can find it in this dictionary 99% of the time without having to resort to an unabridged dictionary.

I love my New World Collegiate dictionary.

Note: This dictionary is thumb indexed and it benefits from having a dictionary software that runs with Windows XP or later over its previous version.

The Webster's New World College Dictionary is one that has by far the best roots and synonym studies of any Dictionary of the college level that I have seen. It gives Sanskrit roots which is often quite wonderful.

Practical Information:

- clear, readable definitions that provide instant understanding
- thousands of examples of current word usage
- more than 160,000 entries and over 800 illustrations, biographical photographs, and maps
- page and text redesigned for even greater readability
- the official dictionary of the Associated Press

Best, J-P G

Simply, the best.
There are lots of dictionaries available, and many of them call themselves "Webster's" -- it a generic name. But Webster's New World stands out from the rest. It's very much up to date and also very user friendly; you won't have to keep looking up definitions of definitions. Furthermore, it's authoritive. This is the dictionary chosen by many prestigious media organizations -- including the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times -- as their authority of choice. So if you want to get an up to date, easy to use dictionary that's widely-recognized as authoritive, look for the name Webster's New World.

Best Dictionary on the Planet and a Great Deal!
I love this dictionary. The software version even works with Word 2007 running under Vista. The dictionary has a space on the tool bar and I can access it while writing.
For less than 20 bucks, you get an excellent hard bound dictionary, and an excellent electronic dictionary. Best deal on Amazon as far as I'm concerned. I'd pop 20 bucks just for the electronic version.