Discover the richness of the English language in ways you never have before, with The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, available in a book and CD-ROM package.
The all-new, full color Fourth Edition includes:
· over 10,000 new words and senses
· 4,000 photographs, illustrations, and maps
· full etymologies
· a revised Appendix of Indo-European Roots
· an all-new Appendix of Semitic Roots
· over 450 new and revised Usage Notes
· 100 Regional Notes
· a new Note feature: Our Living Language
The CD-ROM combines the innovation of the Fourth Edition print dictionary with the ease and accessibility of an electronic format. Features of the CD-ROM include:
· Over 1,000 color photographs, illustrations, and maps from the print edition
· Nearly 70,000 spoken pronunciations
· Definitions and usage information can be obtained instantly by highlighting and right-clicking on words in any Microsoft Office application
· A simple search feature finds the word you want, even if you don't know how to spell it
· Separately searchable indexes of all images and note features
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language will meet all your dictionary needs-whether at work, at school, or at home.
Minimal System Requirements
· PC with Pentium® 200 or higher processor
· Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows NT®, or Windows® 2000
· 32 megabytes of RAM
· Hard disk with at least 20 megabytes of free space
· CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive)
· Multimedia system with Microsoft Media Player for sound
· SVGA 800 x 600 or higher resolution monitor
· Mouse and Keyboard
Book Info
An informative and comprehensive dictionary, with full color photos, illustrations, and maps, an appendix of Indo-European roots, an appendix on semantic roots, and biographical and geographic entries. The CD-ROM is a fully searchable, e-version of the text. Text also available without CD or solely as a CD, as listed on week 2000-47. DLC: English language--Dictionaries.
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