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| Author: Merriam-webster
Brand: Merriam Webster
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
Buy New: $14.93
You Save: $7.02 (32%)
Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 3803
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 11 Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1664
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.3 x 2.2
ISBN: 0877798079
Dewey Decimal Number: 423
UPC: 081413008074
EAN: 9780877798071
Publication Date: July 30, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 CD-ROM Has Some Color Photos March 30, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Even though all the illustrations are in B&W in the book, some of them are in color on the CD-ROM. (See Customer Images for examples.)
CONTENTS OF BOOK
Preface
Explanatory Chart
Explanatory Notes*
The English Language in the Dictionary
Guide to Pronunciation*
Abbreviations in this Work*
Pronunciation Symbols*
A Dictionary of the English Language**
Foreign Words and Phrases**
Biographical Names**
Geographical Names**
Signs and Symbols*
A Handbook of Style*
Index
The page facing the inside front cover is a presentation page in case you want to give the dictionary as a gift. "Presented to ____" "By ____" and "Date ______". The page facing the inside back cover repeats the pronunciation symbols inside the book. The inside back cover holds the CD-ROM in a pocket.
Not everything in the book is in on the CD-ROM, such as the preface and the The English Language in the Dictionary.
* Available on CD-ROM in a separate .pdf file.
** Available on CD-ROM in main application
Very useful, with features that are rarely mentioned April 23, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I had an old version of this software (2.0, I think), which requires Mac OS 9 or classic. This new version runs in native OS X. I agree with other reviewers: the interface is ugly, but it does the job. I love the audio capability. English is not my first language so I find the pronunciation feature indispensable (don't forget to install it; it's not included in the "easy" install option). Another great feature is the "Defining text contains" search. You can find a word by entering the words that are in the definition. What is the word that denotes the noise a duck makes? You can easily find that, of course, ducks "quack," not to mention that you will also find all kinds of ducks -- the blue-winged teal, the bufflehead, the eider -- and all sorts of duck relatives and even duck dishes. You can also find words that rhyme with duck: cluck, guck and many more. Other ways of searching include: usage paragraph contains, forms a crossword, homophones, cryptograms and more. Frankly, I don't understand why these features are not prominently used to market the dictionary. They are the reason for using a dictionary in a computer, and they make the $20 a joke. I would pay so much more for it.
One of the two best dictionaries for business writers March 15, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Be careful when you choose a dictionary: small paperbacks generally aren't complete enough for business writers, and many hardback dictionaries are out of date or badly edited-even many that carry the name Webster's, which isn't a trademark. Fortunately, several reliable hardback "desk" dictionaries are available. This is the most widely used of them. It's on the short list of recommended resources in my book The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication.
Worth it, for sure November 12, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is one of those purchases that make me congratulate myself. It's well worth the price just for the software version included. The interface may not be the flashiest thing around, but the features make the info ten times more useful and interesting than if you own the dead-tree version alone.
Great for elementary school too! March 18, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have purchased several different "school dictionaries" for my 4th and 5th graders. These were well rated and well know dictionaries but caused us fustration many a time looking up words. The Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dicitonary has proved to be excellent!
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