The Merriam-Webster dictionary (edition 1974)

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"A revised and updated edition of the best-selling dictionary covering core vocabulary with over a hundred new entries and senses. More than 75,000 definitions and 8,000 usage examples aid understanding--and cover the words you need today. Includes pronunciations, word origins, and synonym lists. Features useful tables and special sections on Foreign Words & Phrases and Geographical Names. New words include: athleisure, coronavirus, escape room, First Gentleman, herd immunity, hygge, on-brand, outro, patient zero, petrichor, PPE, Telehealth, unmute, UX, and YouTuber."--… (more)

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Title:	The Merriam-Webster dictionary
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Info:	New York : Pocket books, cop. 1974
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It's standing the test of time. I've had it since I was a kid. I tried buying a newer dictionary--Oxford--and quickly discovered how consistently I couldn't find a word in that book but it was in this one. So I continue to read with my chosen book in my hands and this dictionary (if I'm away from the computer, which I do intentionally) sitting next to me. (

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leah_markum | Oct 28, 2022 |

The stereotype of the school dictionary, Merriam-Webster is accurate, concise, and more-or-less unremarkable. Nowadays, it is best used when the internet is unavailable or otherwise undesirable. (

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shabacus | Jun 22, 2018 |

NO JUST NO!!! I could not believe everything this book taught me! THIS BOOK CAN CHANGE LIVES!!!!!! With words like monkey and fudge you are sure to learn a lot. Teachers listen up, GREAT BOOK!!! Read it if you have not! (

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catnor | Feb 19, 2014 |

as a excellent tool as for my GRE test.

yangyang85103 | Feb 29, 2008 |

A new dictionary for a new generation. But the binding is rather chintzy. After only a few years about 20 pages have come loose from the binding. My 1964 pocket dictionary, on the other hand, is intact. They don't make 'em like they used to...
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Woolf, Henry Bosley	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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"A revised and updated edition of the best-selling dictionary covering core vocabulary with over a hundred new entries and senses. More than 75,000 definitions and 8,000 usage examples aid understanding--and cover the words you need today. Includes pronunciations, word origins, and synonym lists. Features useful tables and special sections on Foreign Words & Phrases and Geographical Names. New words include: athleisure, coronavirus, escape room, First Gentleman, herd immunity, hygge, on-brand, outro, patient zero, petrichor, PPE, Telehealth, unmute, UX, and YouTuber."--

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