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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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4th edition (September 14, 2000)
Houghton Mifflin Co (Trd); ISBN: 0395825172
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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CD-ROM
(September 14, 2000)
Houghton Mifflin Co (Trd); ISBN: 0618094555
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The Oxford English Dictionary (20 Volume Set)
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2nd edition (March 1989)
Oxford Univ Press; ISBN: 0198611862 ; Dimensions (in inches): 10.50 x 28.50 x 36.50
The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2 Vol. Set; Thumb Indexed Edition)
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Hardcover
- 3801 pages Edition 4th, Thumb Indexed edition (November 1993)
Oxford Univ Pr (Trade); ISBN: 0198612710 ; Dimensions (in inches): 6.45 x 11.94 x 9.70
The Dictionary of American Slang
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Dictionaries : The Art and Craft of Lexicography
by Sidney I. Landau
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Paperback
- 370 pages Reprint edition (March 1989)
Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd); ISBN: 0521367255 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.01 x 8.98 x 6.02
A fascinating guide to English language dictionaries, exploring among other things, the history of dictionary writing, the process by which definitions are compiled, written, and edited, and the role of usage guides.