The perfect cure for a prosaic vocabulary -- or a great gift for anyone with a proclivity toward language. From the country's top name in dictionaries, Merriam-Webster, each entry comprises a definition, pronunciation guide, sample sentence and word history and lineage. The words range from Ancient to contemporary.
- ISBN10 0761119116
- ISBN13 9780761119111
- Publish Date 1 August 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Workman Publishing
- Edition 2001 ed.
- Language English