An advanced dictionary with more than 100,000 word entries, including pronunciation guides, parts of speech, definitions, and some word histories, plus a section on use of the dictionary.

This dictionary is designed especially for today's middle-school students, providing the most current information with the most modern look.

Contains over 65,000 entries with definitions and illustrations of usage. Explains how to use a dictionary and gives exercises to illustrate each rule.

Included are Word Families and Word Sources, literary terms highlighted with examples, a 14-page reference section and style manual to writers, plus 100,000 entries, including such contemporary words as "camcorder" and "VCR", 120,000 definitions, 35,000 illustrative examples, 1,800 etymologies, 900 Usage Notes and Synonym Studies, and 1,500 photos and illustrations.