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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (Red Kivar Binding with Jacket) | 
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Brand: Merriam Webster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  79 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 11
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1664
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.3 x 2
ISBN: 0877798087
Dewey Decimal Number: 423
UPC: 081413008081
EAN: 9780877798088
ASIN: 0877798087
Publication Date: July 2003
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Product Description
This hardcover version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, is jacketed, has a navy kivar binding, and is plain-edged (no thumb indexing). For this new edition, America's largest staff of lexicographers made more than 100,000 changes and added more than 10,000 new words and senses, such as 'convergence', 'Frankenfood', 'phat', 'psyops, and 'vermiculture'. The Eleventh Edition also features over 40,000 usage examples - more than ever before - which clarify confused or disputed terms. Additionally, thousands of phrases and idioms help distinguish vocabulary for language learners. Special sections include A Handbook of Style, An Essay on the English Language, and Signs and Symbols. Over 55 million copies of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary have been sold, spanning a time period of over 100 years.
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 DICTIONARY September 8, 2008
It works for me and it would be even greater if it was in a large print for those of us who need this feature.
 Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary September 7, 2008
It pays to buy the 'real thing' and not paperbacks
and school district and college 'throw aways' whose
versions of the English langage were okay fifty years
ago but, not now? Amazon has it for more than a affordable
price and the finished product will last till you've forgotten
how to read?
 Not a large print dictionary September 6, 2008
Although this is listed in Amazon as a "large print" dictionary, it's not. No knock on the dictionary, it's just not large print.
complete, dependable solid reference source August 14, 2008
I found this dictionary to be complete...dependable
I wish the print was larger, but it may be out in large print as well.
Authoritative resource July 31, 2008
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate is probably one of the best dictionaries available, no matter the language. It's definitions are at times elegantly phrased and it contains just about the right elements. However, for specific nomenclature (e.g. scientific terms), it would be best if American Heritage College could be used side by side for comparison to get a better understanding. I have been using Merriam-Webster's for 5 years now and it almost never failed me. But from what I gather from other's opinion it may not contain the more modern and fashionable terms in use as does American Heritage which seems to be more progressive and which has more modern phrasings in its definitions. On the technical side, the CD-ROM included is great, and I use the digital version of the dictionary frequently when I am reading in front of my computer and it has made looking up a word much more convenient. For the CD-ROM alone the price is well worth it. But if you want something more concise and less traditional (rigid and comprehensive) this dictionary is not for you. Then, you should try Oxford, Cambridge, or Collins.
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