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The American Century Dictionary Laurence Urdang Reissue edition
The American Century Dictionary
Laurence Urdang
A BRAND-NEW DESK DICTIONARY FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING DICTIONARY-MAKER
Originally developed by Oxford University Press's Dictionary Department and edited by noted lexicographer Laurence Urdang, THE AMERICAN CENTURY DICTIONARY is a totally new dictionary created for American English. Its unique features include:
-- the latest new words and acronyms, such as NIMBY, telecommute, and grunge
-- thousands of colloquial and slang expressions, such as legit, yuck, and zilch
-- up-to-date computer and technical terms, such as ASCII, e-mail, fax, and virtual reality, as well as new terms from medicine and business
-- special easy-to-use organization -- all entries, including prefixes, abbreviations, foreign words, and biographical and geographical names, are arranged alphabetically in one section
-- separate quick-reference tables: countries, states, state capitals, area and ZIP codes, presidents, and more.
704 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 1, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780446601214 |
| Publishers | Grand Central Publishing |
| Pages | 704 |
| Dimensions | 171 × 107 × 41 mm · 331 g |
| Language | English |
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