Call number
Genres
Publication
Merriam-Webster (1996), 10th Bk&Cr, Hardcover
Pages
1559
Description
America's best-selling dictionary! An attractive burgundy leather-look version featuring more than 215,000 clear and precise definitions, 700 illustrations, and up-to-date coverage of words. Special sections including a Handbook of Style.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
1559 p.; 9.9 inches
ISBN
0877797137 / 9780877797135
UPC
081413007138
User reviews
LibraryThing member temsmail
A necessary tool for anyone whose work employs the English language. Now superceded by the 11th Edition; this edition is better because the 11th includes slang, jargon, and coloquialisms that are not acceptable in scholarly work.
LibraryThing member Fledgist
A good, solid dictionary.
LibraryThing member mykl-s
This is the dictionary I've had near me most of my life, since my mother gave me my first copy (maybe 5th edition) in about 1952. Unless a word is brand new, or technical jargon, if it isn't in this collegiate dictionary I hesitate to use it.
No one dictionary is perfect, but this one comes closer
Of course I mostly use the online Merriam-Webster's dictionary, but there are some times when only the paper version is satisfying.
And, seeing my library, which I limit to about 100 works, was lacking, I found this tenth edition, copyright 1999, for just a few dollars, looking brand new, and making me feel good.
No one dictionary is perfect, but this one comes closer
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than any of the others I've tried.Of course I mostly use the online Merriam-Webster's dictionary, but there are some times when only the paper version is satisfying.
And, seeing my library, which I limit to about 100 works, was lacking, I found this tenth edition, copyright 1999, for just a few dollars, looking brand new, and making me feel good.
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LibraryThing member Rawderson_Rangel
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition) is based on the world's largest collection of information about the way the English language is written and spoken in our time—a citation file of over 16 million examples of English words drawn from actual use, more than 1 million
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collected since the last edition. The volume also includes: well-drafted Definitions and Pronunciations, Extensive cross-referencing, Stories behind the words, Guidance on Synonyms and Usage, Examples of Contemporary Use, Clear and Informative Illustrations and Tables, Extensive Supplementary Back Matter, and Help in using the Dictionary. Show Less