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The American Century Dictionary
by Laurence Urdang
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.
• More than 60,000 entries reflecting the English of today
• Fully updated geographical and biographical entries
• More than 200 illustrations
• Ready-Reference charts and tables
Original edition published by the Oxford University Press.
A brand-new desk dictionary from the world's leading dictionary-maker.