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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When the editors of The American Heritage College Dictionary assembled their list of 100 words every high school graduate should know, the response was over-whelming. The editors received so many requests to reproduce the list, they put it on the Houghton Mifflin website (ahdictionary.com). The site has since been visited by hundreds of thousands of curious minds. This handy book includes valuable information about the words on the list that both...
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Each term is defined and explained in clear, nonscientific language, with examples showing the reader the importance of the word both in its field and in daily life. Many entries have extra features explaining word origins or providing fun facts and enlightening details. Key illustrations make the abstract comprehensible. Subjects discussed include absolute zero, dendrochronology, game theory, histone, Kuiper belt, Munchausen syndrome, piezoelectric...
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