The American Heritage college dictionary.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houghton Mifflin Company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dictionaries.

English language.

Americanisms.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 1636 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2002]

Summary:

This all-new edition presents the very best that a college dictionary can offer. Every aspect of the dictionary has been updated and revised. This edition features an accessible and readable defining style, helpful usage guidance, and an attractive page design with more than 2,500 photos and drawings that enhance the definitions and invite browsing.

Contents:

Editorial and Production Staff v

Special Contributors and Consultants vi

The Usage Panel viii

Usage in The American Heritage Dictionary / Geoffrey Nunberg 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 / Calvert Watkins 1598

Guide to Appendix 1604

Indo-European Roots Sound Correspondences 1606

Indo-European Roots 1608

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.

Notes:

Based on the fourth ed. of the American Heritage dictionary.

ISBN:

0618098488

OCLC:

47927619