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Description Extended Information   A massive volume designed to help all readers employ English correctly, the Encarta® Webster's Dictionary of the English Language (which is the second edition of the Encarta® World English Dictionary) captures our language at the dawn of the 21st century. Today the English language is changing at an ever-faster pace—not just in terms of vocabulary and meaning but the very ways we write, speak, and communicate. In the midst of changes, the Encarta® Webster's Dictionary of the English Language offers clear, authoritative, fully researched guidance on the use of English, as well as exceptional breadth and depth of coverage. At the same time it keeps in touch with our linguistic and cultural heritage, featuring entries on important people and places, key quotations, notes on world origins and word associations, and vocabulary from the new varieties of English, both local and global. Encarta® Webster's Dictionary of the English Language delivers more of what users need in the 21st century.   Features More coverage—more than 400,000 words, phrases, and meanings More up-to-date vocabulary—more than 9,000 words and meanings new to this edition More help with using English correctly—unique Spellcheck notes that correct today's spelling problems More encyclopedic features—illustrations, maps, tables, key places and people, and quotations by major figures More insight into language change—unique coverage of new varieties of English, and hundreds of notes on word origins Opening up the world of words—detailed coverage of English from around the world Fascinating history—includes a history of the English language, a history of dictionaries and dictionary makers, tens of thousands of word origins, and new Language Heritage notes Related Products... Seashells of the World Wildflowers of North America Night Sky A Golden Guide, Complete Set of 35 Our Price: $6.95 Add Our Price: $14.95 Add Our Price: $14.95 Add Our Price: $230.00 Add Rocks & Minerals Eastern Birds Encarta Dictionary, Revised Edition Reptiles of North America Our Price: $14.95 Add Our Price: $14.95 Add Our Price: $5.99 Add Our Price: $14.95 Add

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