Synopses & Reviews
A fully revised edition of America's best-selling dictionary! Setting a new standard with more than 225,000 clear and precise definitions and up-to-date coverage of words.
Synopsis
Newly Revised & Updated The Eleventh Edition of America's Best-Selling Dictionary defines the current, active vocabulary of American English and is updated on an ongoing basis. Features more than 225,000 definitions and over 42,000 usage examples. Includes newly added words and meanings across a variety of fields including technology, entertainment, health, science, and society.
Special sections include: A Handbook of Style, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names.
New words include: bestie, truther, Bitcoin, listicle, binge-watch, ransomware, takeaway, woke, hack, clickbait, immersive.