发售日期: 2012年6月26日

Over 70,000 entriesThoroughly revised and updated1,000 new words and meaningsOver 400 photographs and illustrationsExpert guidance on correct usage

Based on the bestselling American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

American Heritage® dictionaries are widely known as the most innovative and informative dictionaries in today's market. This all-new fourth edition of the best-selling classic continues that tradition with its clear and precise definitions, its expert usage guidance, and its wealth of illustrations. Newly updated to reflect our changing language, this revised edition is the most up-to-date and authoritative dictionary available today.More than a thousand new entries for such terms as e-tailer, zine, bioreserve, chatroom, red card, domestic partner More biographical and geographical entries than any other paperback, thoroughly updated for the new millenniumThe most lavishly illustrated dictionary on the market -- with over 400 imagesExpert usage guidance based on the American Heritage® Usage PanelRegional notes from around the countryHundreds of synonym lists, fascinating etymologies, and much more

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