The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary

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The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary is written by Pocket Books and published by Simon and Schuster. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0671700162 (ISBN 10) and 9780671700164 (ISBN 13).

The indispensable guide for everyone who needs to know the right word, in the right place, at the right time... For easy reference, every word included in this dictionary receives a separate entry and indication of its pronunciation. The pronunciations are recorded in the simplest key consistent with accurate transcription. The definitions are written in a clear, simple style and individual parts of speech are clearly distinguished. Slang words are designated (Slang), and words of foreign origin that are not yet fully naturalized in English are marked with the language of origin. In addition, The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary contains an up-to-date gazetteer, a perpetual calendar, and other lists and tables on a variety of subjects, making this book a valuable volume of general information. Book jacket.