This expanded and thoroughly revised new edition is designed not only to add hundreds of useful new words to a student’s permanent working vocabulary but also to teach the most common and useful Greek and Latin word-building roots to help students understand and master additional vocabulary in the future.

Example sentences and brief explanatory comments provide a rich context to bring the words to life, and quizzes are provided to encourage reuse and recall of words and to reinforce memory of them. All of these features combine to make this a valuable tool for students preparing for standardized tests or simply seeking to expand their English vocabulary.

A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations. Addresses common usage issues like ‘affect’ vs. ‘effect,’ ‘less’ vs. ‘fewer,’ and the word ‘alright.’

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This essential reference combines the meanings, pronunciations, and grammar advice of a dictionary with the synonyms and antonyms of a thesaurus. Includes nearly 60,000 alphabetical dictionary entries and more than 13,000 thesaurus entries. Abundant example phrases offer clear and concise word guidance. Based on the best-selling Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary.

A convenient, comprehensive guide to the language of law for everyone from the homeowner to the legal professional. Includes more than 10,000 legal words and phrases. Many updated entries come from recent events that propelled legal terms into our daily lives, from the financial meltdown to the growth of the Internet. Includes pronunciations, example phrases and quotations, and frequent supplementary notes. Special sections on the judicial system, important legal cases, government agencies, and historic laws.

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Designed for learners of English, this dictionary from North America’s foremost language experts provides in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage. This dictionary helps students master spoken and written English as it actually used.

Features include:

• Nearly 100,000 words and phrases


• More than 160,000 usage examples - the most of any learner’s dictionary


• More than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and commonly used phrases

Revised and updated with 200 newly added words across a variety of fields including technology, social media, science, health and popular culture. Focuses on the needs of students in grades 6-8, ages 11-14, and provides advanced dictionary features to help them read, write and speak more effectively.

New words include: blog, cloud computing, copernicium, derecho, fair trade, fracking, geocaching, hashtag, hot spot, mash-up, microblogging, selfie, social media, STEM, tablet and /,i>tweet.

• Includes nearly 70,000 entries


• More than 22,000 usage examples to help clarify and expand understanding


• Abundant word history paragraphs and synonym paragraphs


• A section on Biographical Names and Geographical Names.


• A Handbook of Style gives direction on the proper use of punctuation including how and when to use the apostrophe, colon, comma, dash, Ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, semicolon and more.

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You can set this dictionary as your default Kindle dictionary and look up words while reading. The default setting is The New Oxford American Dictionary included on your Kindle, but you have the option to change your default setting to this compatible dictionary after purchase.

America’s Best-Selling Dictionary defines the current, active vocabulary of American English! Features more than 225,000 definitions and over 42,000 usage examples to clarify meaning. Newly added words and meanings across a variety of fields including technology, entertainment, health, science, and society. New words include: hashtag, steampunk, digital divide, fracking, and fist pump.

Special sections include A Handbook of Style, Foreign Words & Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names.

Over 60 million copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary have been sold since its initial publication in 1898.

The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary available!

• Over 476,000 entries
• Updated with new words and meanings
• Look up words while reading or open dictionary from Library to search for terms
• 160,000 etymologies describing word origins
• 340,000 example sentences and quotations
• Over 500,000 definitions

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A guide to the essential language of today’s medicine and health care, providing up-to-date coverage of terminology from all major fields of medical practice and research.

• More than 39,000 medical terms with pronunciations
• Covers brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs
• 1,000 new entries including antibiotic lock, chemo brain, diabesity, gastric banding, prebiotic, and sarcopenia and brand names such as Abilify, Chantix, and Enbrel.

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Find the right word to enrich communication! Alphabetical lists include more than 340,000 synonyms, antonyms, related and contrasted words, and idioms. Brief definitions describe the meanings shared by synonyms.

Compatible with Kindle Voyage, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle, Kindle Fire with Fire OS 4+, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle for Android (version 4.0+), and Kindle for iPad/iPhone (version 4.0+). Default dictionary feature is not supported on Kindle for Mac, Kindle for PC, or Kindle Fire 1st/2nd generation.