The American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition with CD-ROM / Edition 4

by American Heritage Dictionary Editors

Overview

The newly updated American Heritage® College Dictionary presents the very best that a college dictionary can offer. Bearing the distinctive hallmarks of the American Heritage line, the College Dictionary has an accessible and readable defining style, helpful usage guidance, and an attractive design, with more than 2,500 photographs and drawings that enhance the definitions and invite sustained reading.

Among the new words in this 2004 update are such recently prominent terms as Amber Alert, blog, proteomics, SARS, and WiFi, along with new biographical entries for such figures as Lance Armstrong, Donald Rumsfeld, Billy Collins, and Serena Williams. In addition, currency entries have been updated to reflect the adoption of the euro by participating members of the European Union.

As the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference resource on the market today, the feature-packed American Heritage® College Dictionary, Fourth Edition is a tremendous value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618453009
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	06/30/2004
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1664
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries are a team of professional lexicographers with advanced degrees in various scholarly fields. The editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work with expert consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

Table of Contents

	Preface	iv
	Editorial and Production Staff	v
	Special Contributors and Consultants	vi
	The Usage Panel	viii
	Usage in The American Heritage Dictionary	xi
	Guide to the Dictionary	xiv
	Style Guide	xx
	Abbreviations and Labels Used in This Dictionary	xxvi
	Pronunciation	xxviii
	Dictionary of the English Language	1
	Indo-European Roots Appendix
	Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans	1598
	Guide to Appendix	1604
	Indo-European Roots Sound Correspondences	1606
	Indo-European Roots	1608
	Picture Credits	1632
	Charts and Tables
	Table of Alphabets	40
	Books of the Bible	138
	Three Principal Calendars	205
	Currency	349
	Periodic Table of the Elements	454
	Geologic Time Scale	580
	Measurement Table	860
	Planets of the Solar System	1065
	Proofreader's Marks	1116
	Taxonomy of Life	1413