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The American Heritage dictionary of the English language.
- Title
- The American Heritage dictionary of the English language.
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
- Supplementary Content
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR PE1628 .A623 2011 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
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Details
- Description
- xxvii, 2084 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits; 29 cm
- Summary
- This fifth edition has entries for over 10,000 new words and terms, over 4,000 full color images, offers the latest research on word origins and meanings, and provides guidelines on accurate usage. The print edition includes a passkey code for a free download of a smartphone app that works with the iPad/iPhone/iPod or Android platform. The app puts the entire dictionary at your fingertips anywhere, anytime, making this one of the most comprehensive and accessible resources available on any mobile device. In keeping with the American Heritage tradition of cutting edge research, this edition represents the work of a team of experts, scholars, and contributors. Thousands of definitions have been revised in rapidly changing fields such as astronomy and biology, geographical entries and maps have been completely updated, and the dictionary's signature feature notes on word history, synonymy, and language variation have been enhanced and improved. Advice on controversies and conundrums in English usage is provided by the American Heritage Usage Panel, a group of 200 prominent users of the language. The Panel passes judgment on both new and longstanding usage problems. It offers guidance on issues of usage, grammar, and style. Word meanings are made easier to understand with thousands of new quotations from classic and contemporary writers. Etymologies explaining word origins and development have been newly created or revised to reflect the very latest scholarship. Many words are traced back to their roots in prehistory through two unique appendixes showing word roots in ancient Indo European and Semitic.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Wörterbuch.
- Dictionaries.
- Note
- Previous edition: 2000.
- "10,000 new words and senses; over 4,000 full-color images"--Jacket.
- Call Number
- PE1628
- ISBN
- 9780547041018
- 0547041012
- LCCN
- 2011004777
- OCLC
- 701330646
- Title
- The American Heritage dictionary of the English language.
- Imprint
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
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- Research Call Number
- *R-SIBL PE1628 .A623 B. Altman Reference Desk*R-RMRR PE1628 .A623 2011