Merriam Webster S Collegiate Encyclopedia

A comprehensive, one-volume desk reference created in cooperation with Encyclopædia Britannica®. Features more than 25,000 informative and enlightening articles, over 1,250 photographs, and 350 maps, diagrams, and tables. Includes pronunciations.

Contains 165,000 entries, more than 225,000 definitions, and over 40,000 usage examples and includes biographical and geographical sections.

More than 25,000 entries deliver information across every realm of learning----2.5 million words provide in-depth explanations----Over 1,300 photographs and illustrations clarify meanings----More than 350 maps and diagrams assist learning.

Find the right word every time with this indispensable guide! Concise definitions pinpoint meanings shared by synonyms. More than 275,000 word choices, examples, and explanations. Sample sentences and phrases for each synonym at its own entry clarify how words are used in context. Alphabetical lists may also include related words, idiomatic phrases, near antonyms, and antonyms. A perfect companion to the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Ed.

Describes authors, works, and literary terms from all eras and all parts of the world.

A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.

Based on Webster's third new international dictionary.