Don't let your college-bound kids leave home without this essential reference! Recently revised, this comprehensive dictionary features more than 7,500 new words and senses; updated definitions in all subject areas; hundreds of photographs and drawings; notes on synonyms, regionalisms, and word histories; appendix of Indo-European roots; a current style guide; population statistics drawn from the 2000 U.S. census; and much more. 1636 pages, hardcover from Houghton Mifflin.
