Random House Unabridged Dictionary

Book • 2005
The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is a seminal work in dictionary publishing, first released in 1966 as The Random House Dictionary of the English Language: The Unabridged Edition.

It features over 315,000 entries, 2,400 illustrations, and up-to-date etymologies.

The dictionary is designed to meet the needs of students, scholars, professional writers, businesspeople, and anyone interested in the English language.

It includes a new-words section, scholarly etymologies, and entries for important people, places, historical events, and more.

The second edition, revised in 1993, added new words and meanings, updated definitions, and improved supplementary materials such as maps and an atlas.

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'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

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