The Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087779295X ISBN 13: 9780877792956

Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2016

Synopsis

This is the newest edition (2016 copyright) of the best-selling dictionary covering core vocabulary of everyday life.

More than 75,000 updated definitions, pronunciations, word origins, and synonym lists.

Some 8,000 usage examples aid understanding--more than ever before.

New words from today's world include: bromance, carbon footprint, droid, e-book, fracking, frenemy, hashtag, malware, mash-up, regift, robocal, smackdown and vlog.

Also included are useful tables and special sections on Foreigh Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition.

This book has sold more than 50 million copies!

About this title

About the Author:

For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America, and one of the largest in the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 087779295X
• ISBN 13: 9780877792956
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 960
• Editor: Merriam-Webster