American Century Dictionary

A BRAND-NEW DESK DICTIONARY FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING DICTIONARY-MAKER

Originally developed by Oxford University Press's Dictionary Department and edited by noted lexicographer Laurence Urdang, THE AMERICAN CENTURY DICTIONARY is a totally new dictionary created for American English. Its unique features include:
-- the latest new words and acronyms, such as NIMBY, telecommute, and grunge
-- thousands of colloquial and slang expressions, such as legit, yuck, and zilch
-- up-to-date computer and technical terms, such as ASCII, e-mail, fax, and virtual reality, as well as new terms from medicine and business
-- special easy-to-use organization -- all entries, including prefixes, abbreviations, foreign words, and biographical and geographical names, are arranged alphabetically in one section
-- separate quick-reference tables: countries, states, state capitals, area and ZIP codes, presidents, and more.

UN DICTIONAR NOU DE DESCRIERE DIN DICTIONARUL PRINCIPAL AL MONDULUI, dezvoltat initial de Oxford University Press's Dictionary Department si editat de notabilul lexicograf Laurence Urdang, DICTIONARUL SECOLULUI AMERICAN este un dictionar complet nou creat pentru engleza americana. Caracteristicile sale unice includ: - cele mai noi cuvinte si acronime noi, cum ar fi NIMBY, telecommute si grunge - mii de expresii colocviale si argot, precum legit, yuck si zilch - computer si termeni tehnici actualizati , cum ar fi ASCII, e-mail, fax si realitate virtuala, precum si noi termeni din medicina si afaceri - organizatie speciala usor de utilizat - toate intrarile, inclusiv prefixe, abrevieri, cuvinte straine si biografice si geografice numele, sunt aranjate alfabetic intr-o singura sectiune - tabele de referinta rapida separate: tari, state, capitale de stat, coduri de zona si cod postal, presedinti si multe altele.