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New Penguin English Dictionary

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This volume explores and explains every angle of the word's most widely spoken language. It defines the latest scientific and technical terms, as well as surveying more unusual, literary or archaic vocabulary. It gives detailed information about correct usage and words that are commonly confused with one another . It contains thousands of illustrative examples, many of them drawn from the works of major literary figures, that serve not only to show how individual words work in context, but also to give a sense of the richness and variety of English. It includes word histories that explain the often tortuous routes by which individual words have developed their meaning over the centuries. And it supplements definitions of key concepts in subject areas as diverse as physics, philosophy, politics, and music with contributions from leading experts in the filed -Anthony Grayling on reason, Rudy Rucker on infinity, Donald Lopez on reincarnation, Catherine Belsey on deconstruction, and David Thomson on film noir.

Language: English

Pages: 1642

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Penguin UK

Release: August 29, 2000

ISBN: 0140293108

ISBN 13: 9780140293104

New Penguin English Dictionary

4.4/5 ( ratings)

This volume explores and explains every angle of the word's most widely spoken language. It defines the latest scientific and technical terms, as well as surveying more unusual, literary or archaic vocabulary. It gives detailed information about correct usage and words that are commonly confused with one another . It contains thousands of illustrative examples, many of them drawn from the works of major literary figures, that serve not only to show how individual words work in context, but also to give a sense of the richness and variety of English. It includes word histories that explain the often tortuous routes by which individual words have developed their meaning over the centuries. And it supplements definitions of key concepts in subject areas as diverse as physics, philosophy, politics, and music with contributions from leading experts in the filed -Anthony Grayling on reason, Rudy Rucker on infinity, Donald Lopez on reincarnation, Catherine Belsey on deconstruction, and David Thomson on film noir.

Language: English

Pages: 1642

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Penguin UK

Release: August 29, 2000

ISBN: 0140293108

ISBN 13: 9780140293104

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