The Dicitonary You Can Count on to Help You…Understand what you're reading.
Nearly 50,000 entries cover the most basic and important terms you'll meet every day in the news, at work, and in the classroom. Definitions are based on the renowned Webster's New World College Dictionary always reliable and up to date.
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The most complete resource with the most useful information about the words you really need to know.
- Staff
- Foreword
- Guide to the Use of the Dictionary
- Abbreviations Used in This Dictionary
- Basic Dictionary of American English
- Nations of the World
- The United States
- U.S. Cities by Population
- Canada and Mexico
- Weights and Measures