Author: Houghton Mifflin CompanyPublisher: Dell
ISBN: 9780385335768
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains over seventy thousand entries including 1,000 new words and their meanings.
The American Heritage Dictionary
Author: Houghton Mifflin CompanyPublisher: Dell
ISBN: 9780385335768
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains over seventy thousand entries including 1,000 new words and their meanings.
The Concise American Heritage Dictionary
Author: American Heritage DictionaryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780395245224
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms
Author: David Logan ScottPublisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780618755257
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms covers the entire spectrum of business terminology. In clear language it defines over 6,000 terms drawn from the areas of investing, finance, marketing, law, real estate, management, economics, accounting, insurance, and international business. Entries range from investment fundamentals (price-earnings ratio, split, yield) to the lexicon of real estate (amortization, buy down, wraparound mortgage) to the terminology of contemporary finance (CDO, short sale, tranche). More than 100 key terms, such as antitrust, bailout, and subprime loan, are enhanced by real-world case studies that bring the concept to life. In addition, scores of tips from expert professionals offer advice on topics ranging from renegotiating a mortgage to reducing the estate tax.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Author: Calvert WatkinsPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618082506
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Discusses the nature, origins, and development of language and lists the meanings and associated word for more than thirteen thousand Indo-European root words.
The American Heritage Dictionary for Learners of English
Author: Publisher: 범문사
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
"Specially designed to meet the needs of ESL students ... [covers] American English ..."--Back of dust jacket.
The American Heritage Dictionary Define-A-Thon For The High Schoolgraduate
Author: Editors of the American Heritage DiPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547350202
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High School Graduate offers an entertaining way to help high school students and graduates become vocabulary masters. Written by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries, this book will encourage students and parents alike to energize their word power. The book has two parts—a challenge section and an answers section. Each question in the challenge section consists of a definition along with four candidate words, of which only one is correct. The answers section gives the correct answer and shows that word in an example sentence. It also provides word histories and quotations by respected authors. All the candidate words are defined, and there is a separate list of the correct answers for quick look-up. The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High School Graduate offers a fun and easy way for anyone who enjoys language to get on good terms with some useful new words and to appreciate the importance of a strong vocabulary.
The American Heritage Book Of English Usage
Author: Editors of the American Heritage DiPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547563213
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Curious George's Dictionary
Author: The Editors of the American Heritage DictionariesPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547350333
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Curious George gets curious about words in this illustrated dictionary designed for children from preschool through kindergarten. In an illustrated introduction to this unique dictionary, Curious George learns how to look up words before embarking on an educational adventure through a vocabulary list chosen specifically for children ages four to six. The dictionary itself presents approximately 600 words, with six words to a page. Each entry is illustrated with a full-color drawing, and more than half of the illustrations include a sample sentence that puts the word in context. At the end of the book, eight full-page features present groups of thematically related words such as colors, shapes, and numbers.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Author: American Heritage Dictionary EditorsPublisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780544454453
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This new edition offers newly updated terms, and provides the latest research on word origins and meanings, with guidelines on accurate usage.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Science
Author: Robert K. BarnhartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
This book contains more than 16,000 authoritative, up-to-date entries in all fields from astronomy to zoology.