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Webster's Third New International Dictionary Of The English Language, Unabridged
If big is better, the unabridged Webster's Third New International Dictionary is among the best. Weighing 12.5 pounds and measuring 4 inches thick, its 2,662 pages define more than 450,000 words spanning "a" to "zyzzogeton," including words ("disselboom" for instance) not found in other dictionaries, plus clear definitions, comprehensive etymologies, interesting asides, li...more
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(first published June 1st 1986)
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Well, I wanted the Oxford English, but I couldn't afford it. I went with this. The poor man's good dictionary. This is an excellent dictionary. Obviously, there are always flaws with reference materials and now nearly 20 years since published, newer words are missing. But this is the standard bearer for "normal" dictionaries. This is all I need in my life.
Good stuff! Of course, I rarely use it any longer as I research my words online these days.
Good stuff! Of course, I rarely use it any longer as I research my words online these days.
The most fantastic dictionary in the world! 1961 edition, 2700 pages; 450,000 entries--every word you could possibly want to gobble up.
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I know what you're thinkin, 'what's a dictionary doing on Matthew's book list?' Truth is, I love to read the dictionary. Not straight through, mind you. I usually start with one word that I find while reading elsewhere, and then BAM! I'm off on a wild chase of related words. Mostly I'm interested in etymology (study of word origins). I liken it to studying a word's family tree and finding out who's related to whom...
Mar 28, 2008
jOsEpHiNe
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Recommends it for:
Everyone and/or Wordnerds
Well, I have 3 of these, one was donated to the library, and if you actually read it, you'll like it. That is, if you're a nerd like me. The best dictionary you could ever own. Forget those ridiculous, utterly-not-concise online dictionaries. This is the real stuff.
Jun 20, 2007
Anne Marie
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chance-medley n [AF chance medlee mingled chance]1b: any accidental homicide in a sudden encounter where the killer is partly at fault but where there was no premeditation or evil intent 2: haphazardness
Mar 15, 2008
Alyssa
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Lovers of antiquated and elaborately tome's of dictionarie's...
All 2,500 hundred pages of it...I have an old (not CD-ROM)version of this beauty. Refer to this tome daily. Have been lugging around this beast for more than 15 habnab years...
Like the Oxford Atlas, I am pretty much in a perpetual state of reading this one. Thus certain entries fall differently into "Read," "Currently Reading," and "To Read."
Nov 21, 2012
Feroz Khan Hamid
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