The Scribner-Bantam English Dictionary - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0553264966 ISBN 13 : 9780553264968

Editeur : Bantam Books, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Williams Edwin B

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The New Scribner-Bantam English Dictionary is better than the others. 1. Over 80,000 definitions. More information than in any other dictionary of its kind.
2. Including new words and technical-scientific terms appearing in no other dictionary.
3. Current definitions. Up-to-the-minute definitions of contemporary vocabulary.
4. Finding the right word: The only dictionary with mini-essays (500) on the use of words that have similar meanings.
5. Easy pronunciation. Only 42 symbols represent the more than 250 common spellings of English sounds.
6. Word origins. Concise etymologies tell where words came from, and how they have changed.
7. An appendix that includes handy measurement conversion tables.
8. A comprehensive Guide to the Dictionary that teaches about words and language.

Biographie de l'auteur

Edwin B. Williams, PhD, (1891–1975) was chairman of the Department of Romance Languages, dean of the Graduate School, and provost of the University of Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Books
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0553264966
• ISBN 13: 9780553264968
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 1120
• Éditeur: Williams Edwin B.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible