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 Dewey Decimal Number: 423 EAN: 9780446360265 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0446360260 Label: Warner Books Manufacturer: Warner Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 704 Publication Date: 1990-07 Publisher: Warner Books Studio: Warner Books Related Items:
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 Rating:  - An amazing concept!!!What a concept. Take all the known words in the English language, put them all in a book then describe what each word is, and then tell how to pronounce them! Who thought of such a concept? Apparently a person named Webster, that's who! The book starts and ends appropriately enough with the words "a" (described as "the first letter of the English alphabet) and zymurgy (which is the chemistry of fermentation). And between those two words you'll find descriptions of words whose meanings ... Read More Rating:  - Nice, light, small dictionaryI've vowed to improve my neglected vocabulary by reading more literature and looking up any words I don't know. I was originally using a hardcover college dictionary, but I found its size and weight to be cumbersome. I bought this dictionary because I didn't like lugging around the heavy hardcover to and from my easy chair and found it to be a suitable replacement. Rarely can I not find a word in the dictionary that would appear in the college dictionary and it serves my purpose well. It's about ... Read More 
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