內容簡介
內容簡介 The bestselling dictionary-now available in a larger paperback format for the first time.A resource favorite since 1958, The Penguin Webster Handy College Dictionary features:Highly readable typeClear, precise definitionsEasy-to-follow advice on correct usage and grammarForeign words and phrasesBoxed inserts on etymologies and language usageCurrent phrases, slang, and scientific termsSpecial notes on word origins Tables of weights and measurementsLanguages and language familiesTables of signs and symbolsComprehensive listing of abbreviations The bestselling dictionary-now available in a larger paperback format for the first time.A resource favorite since 1958, The Penguin Webster Handy College Dictionary features:Highly readable typeClear, precise definitionsEasy-to-follow advice on correct usage and grammarForeign words and phrasesBoxed inserts on etymologies and language usageCurrent phrases, slang, and scientific termsSpecial notes on word origins Tables of weights and measurementsLanguages and language familiesTables of signs and symbolsComprehensive listing of abbreviations
作者介紹
作者介紹 Philip Morehead is Head of Music Staff for Lyric Opera of Chicago. He is the son of the late Albert H. Morehead, lexicographer and games expert, the original co-editor of this book, who was Bridge Editor of the New York Times for over 25 years and the editor of many books on games. He is editor of The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary and The New American Rogets College Thesaurus and is author of The New American International Dictionary of Music. He lives in Chicago with his wife Patricia, oboist and composer.Philip Morehead is Head of Music Staff for Lyric Opera of Chicago. He is the son of the lateAlbert H. Morehead, lexicographer and games expert, the original co-editor of this book, who was Bridge Editor of theNew York Times for over 25 years and the editor of many books on games. He is editor ofThe New American Webster Handy College Dictionary and The New American Rogets College Thesaurus and is author ofThe New American International Dictionary of Music. He lives in Chicago with his wife Patricia, oboist and composer.