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Dictionary Hyphy Webster's American Family Dictionary by Random House, "I applaud this . . . value-centered, family-oriented dictionary." --The Reverend Billy Graham A Dictionary Resource for the Whole Family The aim of Webster's American Family Dictionary is unique and challenging: it is to capture and record the standard vocabulary of American English in a way that reflects the common ethical, moral, religious, social, and civic values of mainstream Americans. It is, in short, both a lexical and cultural record of standard American English at the dawn of the 21st century. A family reference that goes beyond removing offensive language, Webster's American Family Dictionary reflects the language and cultural values of most American families. While remaining inclusive enough for use through the college level, this new dictionary also covers special categories that are not typically treated in other standard dictionaries, such as: the Bible religious notables cultural literacy American history and civics American folklore popular proverbs and sayings mythology biography geography world history world religious The most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, Webster's American Family Dictionary has 116,000 entries, 135,000 definitions, and 300 illustrations, maps, and charts. In addition, we have included important documents that define American cultural and religious traditions: Declaration of Independence Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Amendments to the Constitution Gettysburg Address Webster's American Family Dictionary provides expanded definitions and biblical references, not typically found in other nonsectarian vocabulary resources, for terms such as burning bush and crown ofthorns. Additionally, the Topical Index of Selected Key Terms will provide starting points for further study.
The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus Combining in a single volume an up-to-date dictionary and a thesaurus, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to highlight the dual nature of the book, providing quick access to the synonyms that relate to the dictionary entries above. The dictionary contains 70,000 entries, including extensive coverage of new words and meanings. The thesaurus contains 150,000 synonyms that are alphabetically arranged on each page to correlate with the dictionary entries on the same page. With its unique format and user-friendly features, The American Heritage(R) Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is a convenient and invaluable resource on words.
Maximizing dictionary - A dictionary is maximizing if it attempts to include as many words as possible from a particular speech community. An example of a maximizing dictionary (also spelled maximising dictionary) is the Oxford English Dictionary, as it attempts to lemmatise (i. Sub-field dictionary - A sub-field dictionary is a specialized dictionary that has been designed and compiled to cover the terms of one (or possibly more) sub-fields of a particular subject field. It is therefore a sub-division of the class of dictionary called a single-field dictionary. Anagram dictionary - An anagram dictionary is a specialist dictionary designed for use in solving word puzzles such as crosswords, or for playing games such as Scrabble. The first anagram dictionary was the "Crossword Anagram Dictionary" by R. Concise Oxford English Dictionary - Concise Oxford English Dictionary (until 2002 officially entitled The Concise Oxford Dictionary, and widely known by the abbrevation COD) is probably the best-known of the 'smaller' Oxford dictionaries. It was started as a derivative of the Oxford English Dictionary, although section S–Z had to be written before the Oxford English Dictionary actually reached that stage. dictionaryhyphy |
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