Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language

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Summary: Best dictionary of the English language that I have found.
Review: A year ago I purchased Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged and have found it to be the best dictionary that I have ever owned. The only dictionary that comes close to it is the ten-inch-thick dictionary that is placed on a stand at the library where I went to college. That was a wonderful dictionary as well but was far too large to be of any use other than on the stand on which it was placed. Although the Webster's Unabridged is a bit large, it is still accessible to all but the most fragile or weakly reader and I find it to be a great source of information and help in my work. I find it fun (as well as being educational) to simply read it and have found myself getting "lost" in its' pages for hours at a time. Some might find it a delightful surprise to spend several hours reading a dictionary. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Best dictionary of the English language that I have found.
Review: A year ago I purchased Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged and have found it to be the best dictionary that I have ever owned. The only dictionary that comes close to it is the ten-inch-thick dictionary that is placed on a stand at the library where I went to college. That was a wonderful dictionary as well but was far too large to be of any use other than on the stand on which it was placed. Although the Webster's Unabridged is a bit large, it is still accessible to all but the most fragile or weakly reader and I find it to be a great source of information and help in my work. I find it fun (as well as being educational) to simply read it and have found myself getting "lost" in its' pages for hours at a time. Some might find it a delightful surprise to spend several hours reading a dictionary. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Impractical size
Review: As a English learner, I always want to have an excelent dictionary,this is a perfect one, it provides me enough words and explain them clearly. Maybe I can find most of the words I want to find.it also has interesting illurstions and maps.it cover various subjects such as science,art,literature,chemistry and others.I like this dictionary,I will use it for a long time.

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Summary: An Absolute Necessity
Review: As a writer I could not properly do my work without my Webster's. Granted, it is a bit big to use as a desktop dictionary for looking up the proper spelling of a word. Then again, that is not the purpose of an unabridged dictionary. If one is building a reference library the unabridged dictionary is just as necessary as a thesaurus.

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Summary: An Absolute Necessity
Review: As a writer I find that this is a book without which my reference library would be incomplete. It may be a bit big for the standard desktop dictionary one uses to look up the spelling of a word. Then again, that is not the purpose of an unabridged dictionary. If one is building a reference library, the unabridged dictionary is just as necessary as a thesaurus.

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Summary: great dictonary
Review: I have used this dictonary it's fabulous for my self and others i will like to share this info. with lots of people. I would like to hear from you on placing an order also my husband had placed an order and no responce have been given to him please tell me what to do. Thank You R DEAN

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Summary: great dictonary
Review: I have used this dictonary it's fabulous for my self and others i will like to share this info. with lots of people. I would like to hear from you on placing an order also my husband had placed an order and no responce have been given to him please tell me what to do. Thank You R DEAN

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Summary: Obscene slang defined
Review: I returned this book after I accidentally discovered that it elevates obscene slang words by printing and defining them. For example, the words,"f_ _k", and "motherf_ _ ker" are both defined. What purpose can this serve, other than to encourage children to use them, with the justification that, "they're in the dictionary"? An encyclopedic dictionary should PRESERVE language, rather than flow with changing mores.

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Summary: Obscene slang defined
Review: I returned this book after I accidentally discovered that it elevates obscene slang words by printing and defining them. For example, the words,"f_ _k", and "motherf_ _ ker" are both defined. What purpose can this serve, other than to encourage children to use them, with the justification that, "they're in the dictionary"? An encyclopedic dictionary should PRESERVE language, rather than flow with changing mores.

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Summary: This is the dictionary I reach for
Review: Imho the definitions contained within most accurately reflect the American dialect of English. Certain other dictionaries seem so far off base it isn't funny. An indispensable book. I wish there was a Windows version of *this* dictionary! Slang & jargon (historical & otherwise) are the main definitions I still need to occasionally lookup elsewhere.