Random House Webster S Unabridged Dictionary

Provides entries for over 315,000 words and phrases, and includes a list of over 1,100 new words.

Provides entries for over 315,000 words and phrases, and includes a list of new words.

Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary on CD-ROM has been newly revised and updated and works with all of the current Windows platforms, including Windows 2000 and XP. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is the most definitive single-volume reference of the English language. It offers extensive and authoritative coverage of more than 315,000 words. The CD-ROM contains the entire dictionary, includes more than 2,400 illustrations and 120,000 recorded pronunciations, and is available at a new low price.

The Timeless Resource No Word User Can Be Without–Now Completely Revised and Updated in a New Edition! • More than 75,000 entries • More than 150 new illustrations • Helpful supplements on writing, usage, and metric measurements • Updated geographical and biographical entries integrated throughout the easy A to Z listing • Common abbreviations • Hundreds of word histories and etymologies • Clear and easy-to-understand usage notes and labels • Features the latest business and computer terms Random House Webster’s Dictionary is your one-stop reference book. Based on the latest edition of the bestselling and authoritative Random House Webster’s College Dictionary and prepared by a staff of lexicographic experts, this handy, modern, and affordable dictionary is the resource for all your word questions! With Newer Words Faster, you’ll also find the latest slang, business, and computer terms defined with clarity and precision. No other paperback dictionary gives you more!

-- Over 315,000 entries, including new words.-- Thumb-indexed hardcover is a distinctive gift and a treasured family heirloom.-- Available on CD-ROM for Windows 95/98 and higher, with more than 120,000 audio pronunciations!

The dictionary entries are based on the second edition of the Random House dictionary of the English language.

Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Version 2.0 for Windows 3.1/95, is the only American unabridged dictionary on CD-ROM! It includes all three of these essential features: * fully searchable text * illustrations * spoken pronunciations And using it is as simple as Click, Look, and Listen. Click! Choose among four ways to search the dictionary. Whichever search type you choose, a single click brings up the word you want with the full text of the dictionary entry--definitions, written pronunciations, parts of speech, etymologies, synonyms and antonyms, usage notes, and more. Look! This dictionary is not just words--more than 2,400 spot maps and illustrations await you. Just click on the camera icon wherever it appears. Listen! Hear the written language come to life. Over 120,000 professionally recorded pronunciations--more than in any other electronic dictionary--capture the authentic sounds of American English. Just click on the loudspeaker icon. In the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, completeness and ease of use are matched by versatility. This is a flexible tool with advanced features designed to meet the needs of scholars, students, business people, word-game players, and anyone else who ever has a question about the words that make up the English language. * Find exactly the word you want--when you want it * Make the dictionary your writing partner by linking it to your word processor * Choose the language of your interface! This is the first electronic dictionary of English to offer you the choice of English, French, or Spanish menus, dialogue boxes, etc. The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary--no electronic dictionary has ever done so much, so easily, so flexibly, and so authoritatively. This dictionary does it all. System Requirements: * IBM or compatible PC (80486 or higher) * 8 Mb of RAM or more * 3 Mb of free disk space on a hard drive (or for custom installation of data files on a hard drive, 30 Mb) * Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher * Windows-compatible Mouse * CD-ROM drive (double-speed or faster) To access the recorded pronunciations: * Windows-compatible sound card