This valuable reference tool is perfect for use in the home, at school, or in the office. Webster's II New Riverside Desk Dictionary contains more than 55,000 definitions and hundreds of illustrations. Up-to-date terms in fields ranging from medicine to the arts are included. The Desk Dictionary also includes synonyms, biographical and geographical entries, word histories, and a style and diction guide.

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Newly revised and updated, "Webster's II New College Dictionary" contains more than 200,000 definitions, including scientific, technology, and computer terms. 400 line drawings.