title: Random House Webster's Dictionary: Fourth Edition, Revised and Updated
author:  Random House 
description: The Timeless Resource No Word User Can Be Without-Now Completely Revised and Updated in a New Edition! <br />- More than 75,000 entries - More than 150 new illustrations - Helpful supplements on writing, usage, and metric measurements - Updated geographical and biographical entries integrated throughout the easy A to Z listing - Common abbreviations - Hundreds of word histories and etymologies - Clear and easy-to-understand usage notes and labels - Features the latest business and computer terms <br />Random House Webster's Dictionary is your one-stop reference book. Based on the latest edition of the bestselling and authoritative Random House Webster's College Dictionary and prepared by a staff of lexicographic experts, this handy, modern, and affordable dictionary is the resource for all your word questions! With Newer Words Faster, you'll also find the latest slang, business, and computer terms defined with clarity and precision. No other paperback dictionary gives you more!
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  Copyright © 2011 by David Eagleman
  
  
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