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Title The American Heritage dictionary of the English language.

Imprint Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Reference Material  R 423 AMERICAN    In-Library Use Only
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  423 AME    Storage
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Reference Material  RE423 AM35    In-Library Use Only
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  REF 423 AME    In-Library Use Only
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  423 AMERICAN    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  REF 423 AMERICAN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Reference Desk  R 423 AMERICAN    In-Library Use Only
 South Windsor Public Library - Reference Material  R423 AM3 2011    In-Library Use Only
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material  Ref. DICTION. STAND AMER 5TH ED.    In-Library Use Only
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material  Ref. 423 A512A    In-Library Use Only

Edition 5th ed.
Description xxvii, 2084 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 29 cm
Note Previous edition: 2000.
Summary This fifth edition has entries for over 10,000 new words and terms, over 4,000 full color images, offers the latest research on word origins and meanings, and provides guidelines on accurate usage. The print edition includes a passkey code for a free download of a smartphone app that works with the iPad/iPhone/iPod or Android platform. The app puts the entire dictionary at your fingertips anywhere, anytime, making this one of the most comprehensive and accessible resources available on any mobile device. In keeping with the American Heritage tradition of cutting edge research, this edition represents the work of a team of experts, scholars, and contributors. Thousands of definitions have been revised in rapidly changing fields such as astronomy and biology, geographical entries and maps have been completely updated, and the dictionary's signature feature notes on word history, synonymy, and language variation have been enhanced and improved. Advice on controversies and conundrums in English usage is provided by the American Heritage Usage Panel, a group of 200 prominent users of the language. The Panel passes judgment on both new and longstanding usage problems. It offers guidance on issues of usage, grammar, and style. Word meanings are made easier to understand with thousands of new quotations from classic and contemporary writers. Etymologies explaining word origins and development have been newly created or revised to reflect the very latest scholarship. Many words are traced back to their roots in prehistory through two unique appendixes showing word roots in ancient Indo European and Semitic.
Contents Introduction / Joseph P. Pickett -- Editorial and production staff -- Special contributors and consultants -- The usage panel -- Variation and change in our living language / John R. Rickford -- Usage in The American heritage dictionary / Steven Pinker -- Guide to the dictionary -- Pronunciation key -- Dictionary of the English language -- Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans / Calvert Watkins -- Guide to Appendix I -- Indo-European sound correspondences -- Appendix I: Indo-European roots -- Proto-Semitic language and culture / John Huehnergard -- Guide to Appendix II and chart of the Semitic family tree -- Appendix II: Semitic roots.
Subject English language -- Dictionaries.
English language. (OCoLC)fst00910920
Genre/Form Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
Wörterbuch.
ISBN 9780547041018
0547041012
9780544454453
0544454456
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