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The new American Webster handy college dictionary, includes abbreviations, geographical names, foreign words and phrases, forms of address, weights and measures, signs and symbols, Albert and Loy Morehead, editors

Label
The new American Webster handy college dictionary, includes abbreviations, geographical names, foreign words and phrases, forms of address, weights and measures, signs and symbols, Albert and Loy Morehead, editors
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The new American Webster handy college dictionary
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
70216789
Responsibility statement
Albert and Loy Morehead, editors
Sub title
includes abbreviations, geographical names, foreign words and phrases, forms of address, weights and measures, signs and symbols
Summary
The essential dictionary for school, college, office, and home, this newly revised fourth edition contains more features than any other pocket dictionary, including special notes on word origins, a pronunciation key on each page, and much more
Table Of Contents
Spelling -- Syllabication -- Guide to pronunciation -- Inflection forms -- Plural forms of nouns -- Possessive forms -- Inflection of regular verbs -- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs -- The formation of additional works -- American, British and Canadian spellings -- Masculine and feminine entries -- Boxes -- Abbreviations, including all abbreviations used in this dictionary -- Gazetteer -- Forms of address -- Tables of weights and measures -- U.S. system -- Metric system -- Signs and symbols -- Languages and language families
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Webster handy college dictionary
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